to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
predation; eating prey; preying upon
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
simple and clear; plain and simple
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
in that way; like that; that way
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to flare up; to burst into flames
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene; original scenery; unspoiled landscape
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
emotional scars; mental trauma
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
possession; occupation; occupancy