(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to take away; to carry off
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
all night; throughout the night
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
southeastern part; the southeast
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
(large) house; residence; mansion
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
interchange; service interchange
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
each (every) time; whenever
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
for many days; for several days
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly