to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
by myself; in person; by oneself
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
door; gate; opening; title page
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
again; once more; a second time
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
accomplishment; execution
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
young girl; lass; adolescent female
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)