origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
student of a women's college; female university student
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
I see; that's right; indeed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only