half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
superintendence; supervision; administration
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
feverish feeling; warm sensation (due to an illness)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
while crying; tearfully; in tears
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
otherwise; if not; or else
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to continue to do; to persist in doing
how; in what way; how about; questionable
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)