large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to emphasize; to attach importance to
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
choice; selection; option
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
in the end; after all is said and done
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to think of; to come up with
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
high dimension; higher dimensions
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fear; dread; fright; willies
recovery; undoing; recall
inattention; absent-mindedness
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
about this time; about now
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
spring festival; spring matsuri