natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to understand from experience
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to boil strongly; to be excited
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
crown; diadem; bottle cap
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
latter part (of a book, film, etc.); second part (of two); second half; sequel
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation, joining a company); nth year (student, employee, etc.)
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
both sides; two sides; double-sided