to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
article; news story; report; account
heading; headline; index; headword
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
alternately; by turns; one after the other
decoration; ornament; trimmings
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
that day; the very same day
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
other than; excluding; without
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
notice; attention; observation
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
no way to do; nothing can be done