bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
single word; a few words; brief comment
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
marriage ceremony; wedding
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
body; physical system; (the) person
to detain; to check; to restrain
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
now that; since; so long as; because
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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