object of romantic interest
man; male; masculine gender
impossible; unlikely; improbable
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
three; three years of age
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
in comparison to; rather than
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in person; personally; directly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished