to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
blending of Japanese and Western styles
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to have a talk; to tell a story
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to