strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
simultaneous; all at once
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to fire into; to shoot into
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
stepping back; drawing back
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
in this manner; in this way; like this
just because; even if; even though
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
superiority; predominance
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to be sticky; to be close together
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to warm (up); to heat (up)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
email friend; email penpal
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life