thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
like this; this sort; this way
discovery; detection; finding
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
omniscient point of view (in narration)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
regret; repentance; remorse
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
one room apartment; studio apartment
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
choices; alternatives; options
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)