contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
boastful speech; bragging
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
banning of books; banned book
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
reading only the important parts; reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
country bumpkin; yokel; hick
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
good humour (humor); good mood
otherwise; or else; if not
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
throat; important part; vital area
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to get going; to start off
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper