opening fully; full throttle; full power
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
victim; injured party; sufferer
person concerned; interested party; related party
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
hiding one's embarrassment
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
museum; reference library; archive; record office
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
television advertising; television commercial
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
coronation ceremony; enthronement
feeling keenly; fully realizing