positive thinking; optimism
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
I don't want to boast but
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
surname; family name; last name
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
predation; eating prey; preying upon
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
forcibly; against one's will
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
imagination; supposition; guess
self-defense; self-defence
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
power; authority; jurisdiction
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
environment; circumstance
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life