how many months?; how long?
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
in the meanwhile; during the time
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
right to investigate; investigatory power
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to anticipate; to foresee
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
the whole area; all areas
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
very much; very many; more and more
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to rain incessantly; to downpour