no need to guess; certainly
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
popular name; common name; given name
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
(in the same way) as before; as always
forgetting; lapse of memory
being startled; getting a shock
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
with these words; while saying
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
scenery; scene; landscape
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
healthy; sound; wholesome
game arcade; video arcade
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid