to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to be torn off; to come off
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
predation; eating prey; preying upon
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
retirement (from the world); seclusion
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
state of lethargy; absolute bewilderment; daze; mental numbness
abandoned child; foundling
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad