to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
hospitalization; hospitalisation
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
destruction; collapse; crumbling
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
complete set; all; everything
scuba; self-contained under-water breathing apparatus
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
above-ground floor; ground floor
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
fourth day of the month; four days
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
to take flight; to disappear
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
absorption; suction; attraction
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus