boastful speech; bragging
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
because of; owing to; due to
to crumble away; to collapse
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
place; position; location; position; standing; status
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be transparent; to show through
meanwhile; in the meantime
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
Dracula (novel, film, etc.); Count Dracula
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to be used to doing; to be experienced in
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
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
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
very much; very many; more and more
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
sincere; honest; faithful
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only