way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
menial; meanness; servility; abject
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
having not the slightest idea
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
in that manner; like that
to grow up; to become an adult
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
worried look; concerned expression
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
never mind!; don't worry about it
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
game arcade; video arcade
claw crane; arcade game in which a crane is used to pick up stuffed toys, etc.
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
semi-transparent; translucent
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
program (e.g. TV); programme
transcendence; excellence; superiority