(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
close; intimate; on good terms
to compete with; to vie for
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
having ended; being resolved
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to bring; to take; to bring about
to be born; to come into the world
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
scale; scope; plan; structure
few decades; many decades; several decades
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
without; but if; otherwise; or else
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
thought; consideration; thinking
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble