to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
particularly; only; in the case of
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
outsider; someone outside of a group
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
prohibition; inhibition; ban
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
not caring; not giving a damn
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
formal marriage interview
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
still (continuing); as ever; further
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)