mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
woman; female; feminine gender
charming; fascinating; attractive
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
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
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
philandering; itch for women
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
good-for-nothing; worthless
meaning; significance; sense
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to turn towards; to point
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
thought; consideration; thinking