sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
military of the Empire of Japan
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
right to choose; a say; option
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
older sister; elder sister
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
judgment; judgement; discernment
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to look around; to survey
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to be able to manage somehow or other
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
promising without due consideration
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)