formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
likability; favorability; popularity
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
troublesome; annoying; complicated
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
precocity; early ripening; premature development
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
full of troubles, difficulties
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
(in the same way) as before; as always
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to find out; to discover; to locate
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to pile up; to accumulate
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something