difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
middle and high-school students
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
true state; actual condition; reality
to some extent; to a certain extent
victim; injured party; sufferer
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
story; tale; talk; discussion
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
personal; individual; private
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
questionnaire; survey; poll
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
signing; autograph session
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
episode; anecdote; vignette