to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
one day; (on) a certain day
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
in that manner; like that
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
and so; therefore; for that reason
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
as one had hoped; as one wishes
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)