pride; boast; credit (to)
derailment; digression; deviation
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
two times; twice; two degrees
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
welcome!; nice to see you!
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
script; libretto; scenario
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
putting into operation; invocation
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to differ; to vary; to disagree
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
though; notwithstanding; although
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
preface; introduction; preamble
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo