Japan; name for Japan used in ancient China
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to be responsive; to show immediate results
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
most of all; extremely; supremely
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
feeling that something has come too late
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
unprecedented; never seen before
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
killing two birds with one stone
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
one breath; chug!; drink!
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
under control (e.g. of territory)
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to burst open; to pop; to split