to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
self-consciousness; self-awareness
any more; any further; any better; any longer
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
decision; determination; resolution
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness
reason; cause; circumstances
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
optimism; taking an optimistic view
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to chase; to run after; to pursue
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
discrimination; discernment; identification
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
ten; 10; ten years of age
metre; meter; meter; gauge
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused