ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
degeneration; retrogression
antiquity; the previous era
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
strong interaction; strong force
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to spend time (on doing something)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
in session; in progress; under way; open
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny