rising; ascending; climbing
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
one grade; first-class; primary
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
permission; approval; authorization; license
now that; since; so long as; because
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
unknown; obscure; insignificant
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
equality; impartiality; evenness
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
succeeding; following; trailing; next
blow; shock; strike; batting
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
how many years; how long; what year
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
camouflage clothing; camouflage uniform
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
silence (not speaking); muteness
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
communication skills; communication ability
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative