mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
at that time; in those days
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
very small; tiny; insignificant
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
memories; recollections; reminiscence
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
how; in what way; by what means
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)