animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
several times; once or twice
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
founder of a religious sect
memories; recollections; reminiscence
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
second (unit of time); arc second
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
one's whole life; one's lifetime
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
to compose; to put together