early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
wherein; therein; thereinto
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
madder red; dark red; crimson
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
otherwise; or else; if not
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to turn against; to become an enemy
most of all; extremely; supremely
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
spider's thread; spider silk
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to be entwined; to be involved
keeping things tidy and in order
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind