to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
the other day; a few days ago
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to snatch from; to steal from
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
suddenly; all of a sudden
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number