to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
arrest; apprehension; capture
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
incompetent; have no merit
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the real criminal; true culprit
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
match; game; bout; contest
consequence; outcome; result; blame
first match (in a series)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
since then; from that time; ever since
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss