to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
much less; to say nothing of
to care for someone; to look after someone
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
(one acting as a) foster parent
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to jump upon (a moving object)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
willpower; energy; vitality
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
this world; this life; world of the living
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
determination; resolution
management task; administrative task
temporary employment or employee
advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to