mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
very young; little; childish; immature
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Rumania and Moldova)
to say; to be called; to do
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
besides; moreover; in addition
popular name; common name; given name
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
mobilization; mobilisation
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
audience (with a person of high standing)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to hide; to keep to oneself
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream