happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
ago; since; before; previous
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
action of making something; -ification
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
to practice magic; to practise magic
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not