to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
when it becomes; when it comes to
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to speak; to hear a voice
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
clearing one's throat; cough
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
irritation; annoyance; frustration
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of