to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
assertion; declaration; affirmation
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
choosing between two things; two choices
else; in addition; besides
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
how; in what way; how about
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
with a start; with a jump
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
in the same way as; just like
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to be completely boiled; to be sufficiently boiled
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language