willpower; energy; vitality
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
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; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to change completely; to change suddenly
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
fashion sense; sense of fashion
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
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; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
hard (life); tough (world)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much