self-sufficiency; self-satisfaction
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
power; might; authority; influence
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
way; course; the only way
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
being startled; getting a shock
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
common humanity; shared humanity; shared by humanity