acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
living by oneself; living alone
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
such ... as; or some such
original story; original version; this volume
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
negotiations; discussions; connection
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
payment; provision; benefit; performance
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
control; management (e.g. of a business)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
so; like this; in this way
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish