to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
hating; strongly disliking
that's true; of course; obviously
that; the matter in question
declaration; proclamation; announcement
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be found; to be discovered
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
while alive; during one's lifetime
seduction; deception; seducer; deceiver
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
over-fond parent; doting parent
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you