lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
from the viewpoint of; according to
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
disadvantageous; long (odds)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
majority group (party, faction)
moment; brief space of time
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
Christmas carol; Christmas song
tedious; boring; being fed up with
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be