to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be exhausted; to be tired out
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
that's the way it is; such is life
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
conviction; belief; confidence
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
study; diligence; discount; reduction
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
stairs; stairway; staircase
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
almost every day; almost daily
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate