alone; unaided; away from home
Everyone is safe (all right)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
head start; initiative; preemption
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
precondition; prerequisite
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
how; in what way; how about; questionable
older sister; elder sister
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to see through; to see the true nature of something
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
paying in advance; forward delivery; delivery (of freight)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
in the end; at the end of the day
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
favoritism (towards relatives); favouritism; nepotism
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
order; sequence; procedure
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
correction; revision; amendment
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to get strong; to gain strength
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to serve; to work for; to attend
consequently; as a result