at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
vitality; energy; dynamism
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
(not) a single person; (no) one
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
all night; throughout the night
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
sense of loss; feeling of loss
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood