to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
valuable article; valuables
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
three generations; three periods; third generation
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
one's possessions; ownership
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
counter for books; volume
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to shout (in anger); to yell
(some) more; even more; longer; further
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
banning of books; banned book
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
even though; despite; when
complete stranger; total stranger
to have a talk; to tell a story
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
rapid development; rapid unfolding
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
until now; so far; up to the present
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage