to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
outline; summary; argument
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
life; living; I; me; student
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
lawless area; lawless district
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
(criminal) investigation headquarters
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
surprise; something unexpected
novel; original; new; innovative
you could say; you might say; verging on the
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning