imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
still; as yet; as it has been
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to blend (e.g. fact and fiction); to mix; to weave (together)
a long time ago; long ago
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
ultimate; final; last; eventual
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
high voltage; high pressure
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
several times (as large, over)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
(doing something) in tears
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes