to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
happy memory; sweet memory
to set (sun); to become dark
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
for a while; for some time; for a period
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
theatre; theater; playhouse
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to mark the end; to spell the end
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve