hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
please; somehow or other; one way or another
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
(medical) doctor; physician
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
schoolgirl; female student
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
one cause; one reason; one factor
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
rest; break; recess; intermission
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)