to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
either way; in any case; one way or another
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
manners; courtesy; etiquette
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
process; course; mechanism
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to be remembered; to go down in history
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason