official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
biological child; one's own child
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
perennial youth; eternal youth
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
superior; excellent; fine
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
steadfast loyalty; unwavering devotion; remaining faithful to the end; show of loyalty; display of devotion; act of loyalty
Shunpuutei Shouta (1959.12.9-)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
technical high school; industrial high school
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
belief; faith; conviction
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)