maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
right side; right-hand side
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
such; like that; in that way
hard to get; hard to come by
even more; still more; further
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance