self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to stay (at); to stop (at)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
senior high school student
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
apparent; obvious; very clear
in the face of; in defiance of
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
beyond imagination; unimaginable
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to be injured; to sustain a wound
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
such; this sort of; like this
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to be the ruin of (a person)