to need; to demand; to take; to require
absorption; suction; attraction
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
finished product; finished goods; completed article
composition; constitution
curse; spell; malediction
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to become inverted; to become reversed
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
rolling; extending by applying pressure
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to fly around; to scatter
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate