as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
advance; moving forward; progress
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
flight; desertion; escape
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
equipment; harness; fittings
moisture; humidity; dampness
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
shore; bank (of a body of water)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
regardless of right or wrong; regardless of merit; both good and bad
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
having not the slightest idea