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.)
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
study; learning; tutorial
two times; twice; two degrees
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
while; during (the time when)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
metallic lustre; metallic luster
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to be hesitant; to feel timid
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to step forward; to volunteer
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)