being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to approach; to draw near
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless