retention; maintenance; preservation
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
feeling; sense; impression
no, not like that (but like this)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(medical) doctor; physician
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that