follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
impossible; unlikely; improbable
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
(political) power; authority; influence
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to some extent; to a certain extent
very young; little; childish; immature
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
one day; (on) a certain day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to recall; to remember; to recollect
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
at least; at most; (even) just
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be helpful; to be useful
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable