heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
body; group; party; company; troupe
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
to rant and rave; to raise hell
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
whispering into a person's ear
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
soft tennis; tennis played with soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong