to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
now that; since; so long as; because
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
in that manner; like that
(political) power; authority; influence
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
senior high school student
to be slippery; to be slimy
opening and shutting; opening and closing
these guys; these fellows
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
France; French (language)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
-less; lacking; non-existing
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
light; right; right field; right fielder
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
like this; in this way; as you see
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show