to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
personality; character; individuality; personhood
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to prowl after; to keep watch on
such ... as; or some such
riskiness; (level of) danger
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
reality; actuality; hard fact
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
action; operation; effect; function
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
lump together; put all together
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to look forward to something
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
sorry; excuse me; thank you
time; hour; period; class
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
look!; there!; here!; that is
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated