to manage something successfully; to be successful
steady advance; carrying all before one
to watch over; to watch attentively
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
in proportion to; just as much as
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
matter of time; question of time
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
considerably; greatly; a lot
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
one-eyed goblin; one-eyed monster
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
starting late; late departure
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
apparently; appears to be
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
in succession; one by one
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
spirit; heart; disposition
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to become clear; to be made public
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)