belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
alternately; by turns; one after the other
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
episode; anecdote; vignette
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
self-introduction (of a character in noh theatre)
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
presence; sitting with; being with
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
inheritance; something given or received
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
junior high school student; middle school pupil
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
close; intimate; on good terms
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to be conspicuous; to stand out
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
annual (plant); first-year student
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
at first; in the beginning; originally