highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
determination; resolution
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
round dance; dancing in a circle
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
temporary; transitory; short-lived
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
emotional scars; mental trauma
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)