sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
parting; separation; farewell
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
companion; company; tritagonist
discontented elements (e.g. of society); dissatisfied members; malcontents
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
long; drawn-out; very long
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
reproachful; hateful; bitter
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
in the end; at the end of the day
tool; implement; means; furniture
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to get strong; to gain strength
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people