to affect; to impact; to influence
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
spirit; heart; disposition
various; many; all kinds of
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
maintaining the status quo
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
script; screenplay; scenario
to knock down; to bring down
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
ID card; identification card
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
floor above; floor upstairs
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
absolute obedience; complete submission
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be pretentious; to put on airs
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
in that manner; like that