to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
recently; lately; these days
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
fever (state of excitement)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere