head; lead; vanguard; first
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to breathe out; to exhale
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to mark the end; to spell the end
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
matter causing distress; something causing worry
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
that is to say; so that means
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block