unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
absence due to illness; sick leave
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
mental; spiritual; emotional
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
sickness and health start with the mind
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy
skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
in the same way as; just like
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
consequently; as a result; in the end
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
charming; fascinating; attractive
transactions; dealings; business
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to lead a life; to live a life
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
to make merry; to be festive
everything; anything; nothing
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention