to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
Toyama (city, prefecture)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
at once; immediately; right now
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
interference; intervention; meddling
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
when it becomes; when it comes to
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
study; diligence; discount; reduction
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
narrator; storyteller; reciter
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to read between the lines
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
communication skills; communication ability
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
training; drill; practice; discipline
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend