long time; long interval; for quite some time
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
in succession; one after another
two days later; day after next; next day but one
wounded person; injured person
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
violent emotion; passion; fury
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe