to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
full dress; formal dress; uniform
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to be thrilled; to be excited
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
zip it!; shut it!; be quiet!; I'll shut up
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
very great; enormous; serious
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
regret; repentance; remorse
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting