at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
considerably; greatly; a lot
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
not yet known; unknown; strange
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
curiosity; inquisitiveness
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
like this; this sort; this way
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
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)
to intervene; to stop (something)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
I see; that's right; indeed