to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
determination; resolution
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
archeological excavation (archaeological)
a dime a dozen; two a penny
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
grade; class; degree; magnitude
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to appear all together; to be all present
empirical; from experience
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
proving ground; test site
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking