the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
that's the way it is; such is life
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
and; thereupon; because of that
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to spend time (on doing something)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
senior high school student
insatiable; untiring; persistent
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
unanticipated; unexpected
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
deep-seated grudge; hatred
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little