astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
great physical power; animal strength
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
near; close by; within reach; familiar
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
in the meanwhile; during the time
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
part; section; part of the body; affected part (of the body); local (e.g. anesthesia); topical
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
magic; sorcery; incantation
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety