to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to lend an ear to; to listen to
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
choices; alternatives; options
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake one's head (in denial)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
power; might; authority; influence
to kick back (ball, person, etc.)
low kick (e.g. in fighting)