to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
this (very thing); this precisely
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
original author (of a work)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to affect; to impact; to influence
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
matter of time; question of time
determination; resolution
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
recommendation; referral; endorsement
duty; obligation; responsibility
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
as; because; with; due to
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
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to talk; to chat; to chatter
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
until now; so far; up to the present
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
reproachful; hateful; bitter
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post