had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
patterns of thinking; train of thought
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
way out; means to escape; escape route
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to trample; to crush underfoot
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
people; men and women; each person; everybody
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
putting into operation; invocation
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to be conspicuous; to stand out
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now