by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
after school (at the end of the day)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to make merry; to be festive
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
society; the world; the times
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
senior high school; high school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
forcibly; against one's will
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
genuine; authentic; true; real
genuine article; real thing; real deal
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction