in case of; at that time; at this time
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
choice; selection; option
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
comparatively; quite; rather
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to smirk; to grin broadly
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
honorific/polite/humble prefix
had better ...; had better not ...
else; in addition; besides
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
three times; thrice; third (interval)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
research; study; investigation
race (of people); type of person
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to lay aside; to set aside
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
don't you think?; indicates question
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
novel; story; (work of) fiction
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
writing; composition; essay; sentence
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
even if not; even without