increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
vomiting blood; hematemesis
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
word; term; language; speech
number-withheld phone calls
one-ring hang-up call (to receive a call back, oft. for scams); missed call for exchanging phone numbers; wangiri
not understanding; not knowing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out