as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
three; three years of age
to compete with; to vie for
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
set of three; three sets; three classes
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)