obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
one more time; once more; once again
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
one more time; once more; once again
witnessing; observing; sighting
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
largest class; top category
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
choice; selection; option
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
Wakayama Prefecture (Kinki area)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
blue tarpaulin; blue plastic waterproof sheeting
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords