one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
entreaty; appeal; petition
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
meaning; significance; sense
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
stone dust; feldspar dust; limestone powder
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
all night long; all through the night
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
cooperation; collaboration
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
strong-willed; strong of heart
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
commercial vehicle (taxi, bus, truck, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
that day; the very same day
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet