a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
firmly; solidly; heartily
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
practice; practising; experience
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
contours of one's body; figure
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
pitch black; completely black
to make an appearance; to show up
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to squeeze out; to wring out
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to summon courage; to be brave
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
silence; stillness; quietness
forcibly; against one's will
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard