to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
shellfish; seashell; shell
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
everything; anything; nothing
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to get tired out; to be exhausted
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
although; but; even though; I wish that
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
level of popularity (with the opposite sex); degree of attractiveness
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to well up; to be overcome with emotion; to be close to tears
senior high school student
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory