to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
moment to quit; way to quit
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
physical condition; state of health
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
otherwise; or else; if not
based on; on the basis of
to like; to love; to be fond of
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
society; public; community; social studies
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
love triangle; eternal triangle
history of Japan; Japanese history
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
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.)
not necessarily so; is not always true