coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
practice; practising; training; study
just past noon; afternoon
beginning; outset; first; onset
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
resignation; acceptance; consolation
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
nonchalantly; without a care
great admiration; deep respect
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
personality; character; individuality; personhood
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
gazing at (in wonderment)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
token (effort); something done for form's sake
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
must not; should not; do not
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
hostility; animosity; enmity
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
one of these days; someday; one day
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
clear writing; specification
to chuckle with delight; to congratulate oneself
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to be kind to; to treat kindly