incident; affair; happening; event
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
story; tale; talk; discussion
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to torment; to torture; to harass
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to ask a question; to ask questions
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
good person; virtuous person
one day; (on) a certain day
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
fast-talking; rapid talking
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
stale; hackneyed; cliched