to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
since; henceforth; ever since
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
I see; that's right; indeed
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing