threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
although I say; although one might say; although called
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
how; in what way; by what means
100,000; hundred thousand
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to be dried out; to be parched
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
just because; even if; even though
planned; scheduled; systematic
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
simply; merely; only; solely