three; three years of age
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
preface; introduction; preamble
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
surroundings; environs; circumference
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
with these words; while saying
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
is that so?; I see; right; oh
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still