support; backing; aid; assistance
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
very likely; very probable
pupil; student; schoolchild
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
same village; same town; same province
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
Japanese person; Japanese people
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
every year; yearly; annually
official function; state function