to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
suffix for familiar person
moment; brief space of time
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
thinking back now; looking back
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
story; tale; talk; discussion
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided