from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
staying behind; remaining; residual
gossip; corner of the mouth
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to shout (in anger); to yell
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
charming; fascinating; attractive
life; living; I; me; student
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
decoration; ornament; trimmings
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)