start; commencement; beginning; initiation
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
state of mind; mentality; psychology
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to rock; to shake; to swing
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
head temple of a Buddhist sect
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
(political) power; authority; influence
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to subsist; to keep on living
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
individual; private person; personal; private
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
very likely; very probable
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
surely (not); certainly (not)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of