to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
sanity; consciousness; soberness
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
it's not like; it isn't as if
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
reason; cause; circumstances
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
someone who withdraws from society (e.g. hides in their room); hikikomori
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
Morse code (esp. signalling)
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
full screen (display on computer); full screen (video release of widescreen movie resized for 4:3 image display)
if you do this; if this is the case
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
don't worry about it; forget about it
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly