soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
moment by moment; hour by hour
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to pile up; to accumulate
(feeling of) indigestion; upset stomach
for a while; for some time; for a period
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course