murder; killing; murderer
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
chance; opportunity; occasion
real intention; true motive; true meaning
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to put into the mouth; to eat
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
northern lights; aurora borealis
to repent; to be penitent
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
independence; self-reliance
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly