chapter one; first chapter
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
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
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
incident; affair; happening; event
self-consciousness; self-awareness
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle