to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
on one hand; on the other hand
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
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
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to go out and away; to leave
voluntary; optional; free; elective
don't you think?; indicates question
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after