heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
it's not like; it isn't as if
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
again; once again; yet again
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
with a whizz; whistling sound; whizzing by; gushing out (e.g. of blood)
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to snap; to break (under pressure)
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
illicit sexual relationship
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
priority; order of precedence
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
power; authority; jurisdiction
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay