to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
face; looks; vestiges; trace
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
had better ...; may as well ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
murder; killing; murderer
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial