flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
study; research; investigation
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
prohibition; inhibition; ban
only recently; just of late
private tutor; coach; governess
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
decision; determination; resolution
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
conviction; belief; confidence
how; in what way; by what means
secret; private; surreptitious
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
regret; repentance; remorse
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside