to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
explosion; rupture; break off
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
relatively; comparatively
while; even though; despite
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
use; utilization; utilisation; application
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
proposal; offer; request; application
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
environment; circumstance
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
Japanese person; Japanese people
position; location; base; point; site
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
difficult to ...; hard to ...