objection; dissent; protest
contract; compact; agreement
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to exert oneself; to make efforts
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to burst (open); to break; to split
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to attempt; to test; to try out
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
future (usually near); prospects
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
steering (of a boat); steerage
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to rise; to erect; to get up
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class