to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
library; book collection; paperback book
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to shake; to sway; to waver
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
great love; passionate affair
four characters; four letters
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
considerably; greatly; a lot
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
for your information; I'm telling you
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to feel; to sense; to experience
difficult to ...; hard to ...
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment