to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to turn towards; to point
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be silent; to say nothing
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
such ... as; or some such
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot