yen (currency of Japan); circle
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
value; worth; virtue; blessing
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
experimental device; experimental equipment
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); chloride
banknote; bill; note; paper money
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
first-year (university) student; freshman; (one of the) first graduates of a new school
necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell