calamity; disaster; misfortune
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to look forward to something
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
casting; cast-metal object
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
public hall; community center; community centre
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
an inch ahead; the immediate future
besides; in addition; also; moreover
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
rubber raft; inflatable boat
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)