to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
royal capital; imperial capital
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
kind; sort; species; species
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
almost every day; almost daily
again; once more; a second time
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
stairs; stairway; staircase