Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to surround; to crowd around
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
family-oriented; familial
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
(not) a single person; (no) one
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
school inter-class ball-game competition
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
separate case; another matter
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface