foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
eternal; unlimited; endless
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience
aojiru; vegetable juice drink made from green leafy vegetables
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
festival; feast; carnival
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance