cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
periodic; regular; routine
letter; missive; note; mail
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
study; diligence; discount; reduction
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
willpower; energy; vitality
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
several sheets (flat objects)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
suddenly; all of a sudden
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)