to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
several times; a few times
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to go past; to pass; to pass by
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to call the roll; to take attendance
reopening; resumption; restarting
nice; likeable; desirable
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally