to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
existence; possession; having; limited company
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
... and eastward; east of
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
next work (writer, composer, etc.)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
student in a lower grade; underclassman
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
school of one's (first, second) choice
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to attempt; to test; to try out
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose