to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
life; living; I; me; student
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
in accordance with; according to
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
original story; original version; this volume
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
final; eventual; ultimate
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...