to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be perturbed; to be agitated
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
a glance; a look; a glimpse
why; how; for what reason
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
short pause; short interval
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to make a speech; to address
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
tone (of voice); manner of talking
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to have a talk; to tell a story
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface