whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
(death from) starvation; starving to death
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to detain; to check; to restrain
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
(not so) much; (not) very
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
pride; boast; credit (to)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares