first thing in the morning
written request; request for ...; application for ...
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
to push aside; to brush aside
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
student (esp. a university student)
to grow up; to become an adult
to run around; to bustle about
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
writing on someone's behalf
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
fall; drop; descent; coming down
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
what do you want?; can I help you?
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
primary school; elementary school; grade school
factory; plant; mill; workshop
secret base; hideout; hidden position
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
older sister; elder sister
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
melancholy; gloom; depression
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
half and half; fifty-fifty
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to like; to love; to be fond of
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to say; to tell; to state; to do
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
severe; strict; tough; hard
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
large; large-sized; large-scale; big