pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
memories; recollections; reminiscence
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
long military service; having experienced many battles
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
(a place) out of one's reach
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to need; to call for; to require
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
living thing; organism; creature; biology
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
inside; interior; inner part
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized