selection committee member; member of a screening committee
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
empty; meaningless; worthless
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
depiction; description; portrayal
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
foreign; abroad; overseas
new translation; post-Xuanzang Chinese translation (i.e. mid 7th century onward)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
interest; fun; inspiration
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract