to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
pajama party; pyjama party; slumber party
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
practice; practising; training; study
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
the front; honest; upright; decent
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
button (clothing); push-button; button
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)