to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
forcibly; against one's will
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
study; diligence; discount; reduction
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
networking; making contacts
serious; not joking; straight
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
first year of high school; first-year high school student
to be too late; to be too slow
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic