courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to be away from home; to be out of the house
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
practice; practising; training; study
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
home environment; family environment
to concern; to be related
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
impression given by a painting or image
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
after school (at the end of the day)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to lean against; to set against
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
wedded life; married life
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
none of your business; not your concern
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)