portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to collapse into; to flop onto
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to rise; to erect; to get up
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
representative; exemplary; model
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
(another's) daughter; young lady
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to give directions; to issue instructions