being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
(one's) current position; current location; present position
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to come to an end; to close the curtain
opening ceremony (of the school term)
direct unforked road; straight path
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
long; drawn-out; very long
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
pride; boast; credit (to)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
next work (writer, composer, etc.)
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
daihinmin; daifugō; Japanese card game similar to President
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover