liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to repeat; to do something over again
originally; by nature; from the start
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
genius; prodigy; natural gift
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to shout (in anger); to yell
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to squeeze out; to wring out
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
vocal sound; tone of voice
rather; better; instead; if anything
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to feel; to sense; to experience
desperation; despair; self-abandonment