counter for books; volume
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
quiet; still; surreptitious
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
comic book version; comic book edition
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to read (a book, etc.) over again
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
at once; immediately; right now
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to shake one's head (in denial)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
accomplishment; execution
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to erase all trace of something
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
with a start; with a jump
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute