this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
adds force or indicates command
invitation; introduction; temptation
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to happen to meet; to come across
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of