to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
recovery; undoing; recall
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
long; drawn-out; very long
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to think constantly about; to dwell on
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
long ago; a long time ago; already
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to loiter around; to wander about
counter seat; seat at the counter
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket