amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
strength; power; proficiency; ability
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
running time (of a movie)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
suddenly; all of a sudden
arbitration; intercession; mediation
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to cease; to stop; to be over
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
(not) a single person; (no) one
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
like this; in this way; as you see
victim; injured party; sufferer
offender; criminal; culprit
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me