ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to detain; to check; to restrain
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
consequently; as a result
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
college jacket; baseball jacket
for the first time in one's life
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
genuine article; real thing; real deal
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
determination; resolution
future (usually near); prospects
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
even though; despite; when
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded