period of youth; while young
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
match; game; bout; contest
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
madder red; dark red; crimson
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
quantity of hot spring water
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
counter for generations; epoch