episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to lay aside; to set aside
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
inseparable; indivisible; undetachable
welcome; (warm) reception
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
university student; college student
preface; introduction; preamble
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
death by suffocation; death by choking
depiction; description; portrayal
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
congestion (of blood); engorgement