to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
movie; film; motion picture
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
horseplay; fooling around
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
war; battle; match; game; competition
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to grow up; to become an adult
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
how many people; a number of people
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
contract; compact; agreement
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
foundation stone; cornerstone
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
this world; this life; world of the living
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)