Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
war; battle; match; game; competition
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to hide; to keep to oneself
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
beautification; glorification
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
how many years; how long; what year
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
changing clothes; change of clothes
to lean against; to set against
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
to be reflected in a mirror
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that