ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
door; gate; opening; title page
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
talk about divorce or separation
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
Miyagi Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
stroller; buggy; pushchair; pram
to call each other; to call out to one another
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
stomach lining; gastric wall
hot topic; talk of the town