elated; triumphant; proud
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
pair; the two; both persons; both things
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
how; in what way; how about; questionable
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
success or failure; outcome; result
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
settlement; conclusion; summary
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
(not) so much; (not) that much
furiously; passionately; indignantly
chart; diagram; graph; figure
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
miscellaneous thoughts (on); miscellaneous impressions
every person; each one; everybody
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
article (in a collection, etc.); piece
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
contradiction; inconsistency
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to be too late; to be too slow
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify