else; in addition; besides
February; second month of the lunar calendar
17th day of the month; 17 days
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be second to none (in)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
trouble; bother; annoyance
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
how many years; how long; what year
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
somehow; for some reason or other
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate