to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
hills and fields; countryside
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
same kind (race); homogeneousness
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to leave as is; to ignore
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
particularly; only; in the case of
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
preface; introduction; preamble
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
devil; evil spirit; genie
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
how many years; how long; what year
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition