to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
briskly with small steps; trotting
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
artificial respirator; ventilator
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
for the first time in one's life
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
desperately; for one's dear life
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
ten-year-old; ten year old
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
unfairness; injustice; partiality
you could say; you might say; verging on the
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
for this very reason; that is exactly why
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
family; relatives; dependents; household
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with