no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
almost every day; almost daily
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
in the morning; during the morning
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
party; set; gang; company; person
the opposite sex; isomerism
to prowl after; to keep watch on
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
duty; function; office; mission; task
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
immediately; at once; instantly
foreign; abroad; overseas
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
river; stream; River; the ... river
cruel and inhuman; brutal; merciless
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic