so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
beginning; outset; first; onset
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
happy memory; sweet memory
to be reminded of; to call to mind
memories; recollections; reminiscence
for example; for instance; e.g.
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume