to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
everything; anything; nothing
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
general; popular; common; typical
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
as selfishly (willfully) as one pleases
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote
though; notwithstanding; although
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
Dangerous Liaisons (novel, film); Les Liaisons dangereuses
composed expression; clear face
fierce fight; close contest
the press; (in the) newspapers
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to be born; to come into the world
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
great man; magnanimous man
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Nagano (city, prefecture)
high rice field; very fertile rice field
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
death in battle; killed in action
consoling the spirits of the dead
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing