to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
something like ...; something called ...
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
moment by moment; hour by hour
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened