confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
one floor (of a building); single floor
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
hot and cold water; abundant item; plentiful item
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
region; limits; stage; level
impossible; unlikely; improbable
long (time that has passed); old (story)
the real criminal; true culprit
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
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
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
when it becomes; when it comes to