determination; resolution
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
large amount of money; great cost
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
drunkenness; intoxication
to break the silence; to break one's silence
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be embarrassed for a reply
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
serious; severe; grave; acute
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin