to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
very great; enormous; serious
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
acid; sourness; sour taste
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
back off!; leave me alone!
very loose; slowly; leisurely
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
questionnaire; survey; poll
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
senior high school student
putting into operation; invocation
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
contrived; false-sounding