to become possible; to become able to (do)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
like this; this sort; this way
big talk; boasting; bragging
weakening; emaciation; decline
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
world; society; people; the public
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
tone (of voice); manner of talking
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
innermost depths of one's heart
(how) many times; (how) often
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)