to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
several years; a few years
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
reproachful; hateful; bitter
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
had better ...; had better not ...
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
running as fast as one can
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
series of battles; successive battles
to lean against; to set against
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)