understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
group; party; team; squad; section
female high-school student
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to assemble; to set up; to construct
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
scale; scope; plan; structure
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
priority; order of precedence
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more