near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
pillar of fire; blazing column
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
particularly; only; in the case of
attendance (at school); going to school
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
and then; and so; and; so then
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
first meeting; first interview with
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
older sister; elder sister
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to sigh; to breathe a sigh