gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to settle (in a place); to settle down
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to move forward; to move on
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to stay (at); to stop (at)
older brother and younger sister
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
without cause; without reason
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to revere; to respect; to worship
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome