simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
middle of the night; dead of night
to find out; to discover; to locate
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to become clear; to be made public
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally