sentence; verdict; pronouncement
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to rush over; to run up to
to jump at; to be attracted by
at the top of one's voice
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
entreaty; supplication; petition
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to push aside; to push one's way through
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
fortune-telling; divination
beyond comparison; incomparable
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
unprecedented; record-breaking
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled