failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to fly around; to scatter
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
aggressive; active and bold (daring); resolute determination
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to apply pressure to; to press
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout