truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
still (continuing); as ever; further
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to some extent; to a certain extent
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
undine; Undine (1811 German novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
tedious; boring; being fed up with
tone (of voice); manner of talking
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
older sister; elder sister
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)