round and cute (esp. of eyes)
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
society; the world; the times
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
great love; passionate affair
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
unexpectedly; surprisingly
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
generation; the world; the age
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
drafting (a plan, contract, etc.); drawing up
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check