astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
body; body blow (in boxing)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dye; to colour; to color
because of; owing to; due to
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
please (give me); please (do for me)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
easy to read; legible; clear
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not