imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
report card; result sheet
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
Sanada Hiroyuki (1960.10-)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
final adjustment; final coordination
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
separate; scattered; apart
more than anything; above all else
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to lose one's way; to get lost
to begin to walk; to set out
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
long ago; a long time ago; already
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
counter for books; volume
department store; department
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
yearned for; longed for; missed
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
in proportion to; just as much as
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize