to be reminded of; to call to mind
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to breathe out; to exhale
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to refer to; to use as reference
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
homecoming; returning home
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
several years; a few years
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to graduate from a university
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
determination; resolution
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)