to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
tone (of voice); manner of talking
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
walking heavily; lumbering
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to make a firm resolution
by myself; in person; by oneself
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
school building; schoolhouse
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash