roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
don't worry about it; forget about it
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
older brother; elder brother
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
in that manner; like that
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
tone (of voice); manner of talking