personal considerations; private circumstances; sincerity; genuineness; actual state of affairs; unvarnished circumstances
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
messenger; envoy; emissary
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
(long) pants (as opposed to shorts); trousers
list of marks; list of grades
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to feel depressed; to be down
existence; being; life; survival
pupil; student; schoolchild
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
physical labor (esp. forced); strenuous manual labor; toil
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
joke; witticism; pleasantry; attempt at humour; attempt at humor
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
having nothing; being free of earthly attachments
to complain about; to grumble about; to moan about; to bemoan
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system)
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
afterlife; for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...