after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
someone; a certain person
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to be discouraged; to shrink from
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
a (single) moment; an instant
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
equality; impartiality; evenness
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
moisture; humidity; dampness
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that