cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be selected (from among many people)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to leave a bad impression behind
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
in case of; at that time; at this time
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to be full of pride; to be boastful
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
older sister; elder sister
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
next term; next period; next version; next release
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
in that way; like that; that way