to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
otherwise; or else; if not
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
falling rocks; fallen rocks
to run about trying to escape
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to surge; to well up; to gush out
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to stare back (at); to glare back
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
talk; recital; narration; topic
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
human intellect; knowledge
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
heroine; female protagonist