gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
right in the midst of; right at the height of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
individual; private person; personal; private
honor; honour; credit; prestige
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to throw away; to dispose
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
opposite; reverse; contrary
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
how many years; how long; what year
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
elder sister; older female friend