to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
great person; eminent figure
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
praise; glorification; extolment
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
survivor's pension or annuity
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
pre-war days; before the war
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours