to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
one's best interests; one's own good
willpower; energy; vitality
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
exit; way out; outlet; vent
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to catch the eye; to attract attention
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to change completely; to change suddenly
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
fashion sense; sense of fashion
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to be kind to; to treat kindly
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
whispering into a person's ear
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
close; intimate; on good terms
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
with a friendly grin; smilingly
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game