to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
several years; a few years
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
around the world; throughout the world
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
leader (of an alliance); leading power
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
global scale; worldwide scale
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent