to make a speech; to address
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
(not so) much; (not) very
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to need; to call for; to require
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
outsider; someone outside of a group
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
person concerned; interested party; related party
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
riverside; edge of a river
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
support; backing; aid; assistance
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that