answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
sincere; honest; faithful
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
at that time; in those days
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
deputy manager; assistant manager; acting manager
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
only; merely; but; no more than
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er