to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
research; study; investigation
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
like this; this sort; this way
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to threaten; to make threats
to finish reading; to read through
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
counter for books; volume
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
to jump up and down; to hop
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose