starting point; starting line
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
leading; guiding; commanding
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
spine; backbone; spinal column
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
snail's pace; slow progress
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
for this very reason; that is exactly why
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
optimism; taking an optimistic view
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
morning; forenoon; just before noon
expression; look; countenance; face
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme