to be thrilled; to be excited
fuel expenses; cost of fuel
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to be impressed; to greatly admire
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to take a breath; to take a short rest
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
non-official history; privately composed history
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
ingredient; component; composition
period of youth; while young
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to become better; to improve
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to put one's hand on; to touch
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
counter for chairs or seats
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
flood of emotions; many thoughts
Eurasian hazel (Corylus avellana)
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending