meal set before one; women's advances
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
firm; strong; solid; stable
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to affect; to impact; to influence
main cause; primary factor
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
moo (sound of a cow); moo-cow; moo-moo
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
threat; intimidation; menace
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
thunderous roar; roaring sound
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
recognition; acquaintance
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter