excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
unexpectedly; surprisingly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to surge; to well up; to gush out
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition