when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
rising; ascending; climbing
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
human kindness; human weakness
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
wrong; different; not like that
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
physical condition; state of health
surrounding at a distance