to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
about; concerning; related to; -ish
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
human kindness; human weakness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
heroine; female protagonist
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
benjamin fig (Ficus benjamina); weeping fig; ficus
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea