large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
operation; functioning; running
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
regret; repentance; remorse
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to congratulate; to celebrate
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink