to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
wrong; different; not like that
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
young sweetfish; young ayu
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
long; drawn-out; very long
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
illegitimate child; secret love child
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
complete stranger; total stranger
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
curiosity; inquisitiveness
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club