carefree; free from worry
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to be hesitant; to feel timid
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to speak; to say; to vocalize
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to talk; to carry meaning
to do for (the sake of someone else)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
utmost limit; extremity; result
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong; yakuza
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
no, not like that (but like this)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to summon courage; to be brave
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
periodic medical check-up (examination)
boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious