imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
way (of doing); manner; method; means
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to stop walking; to pause
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
number one; first; best; most; game; round
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
acceleration; speeding up
heart; guts; nerve; central part
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one more time; once more; once again
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
that day; the very same day
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
counter for choices, options, etc.
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result