self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to incur someone's enmity
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
departure; leaving; setting off
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
along the river; riverside
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
about this time; about now
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
had better ...; had better not ...
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)