(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
of tender years; very young
young girl; lass; adolescent female
pessimism; disappointment
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
fee; charge; rate; material
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
joint work; collaboration
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
regulation; adjustment; control
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
carefree; free from worry
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
debut work; one's first work
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
medical care; medical treatment
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
husband and wife; married couple
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on