past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
independence; self-reliance
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
your husband; her husband
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
sports ground; sports oval
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
club activities; group activities
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major