banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to be strangled; to be constricted
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to get distracted; to jump off the track
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
sympathy; compassion; pity
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy