first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to talk to oneself; to mutter
how many people; a number of people
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to be perturbed; to be agitated
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
coquette; flirt; vamp; minx; tease
stupid person; dummy; dolt
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
having gone too far to turn back
depression; low spirits; dejection
un-; non-; negative prefix
effect; result; worth; use; avail
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
admission fee; fee for having one's fortune told
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to shout (in anger); to yell
settlement; solution; resolution
to strike; to hit; to give hell to