two equal parts; exactly two parts
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
moving; touching; stirring
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
to be sacked; to be dismissed
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
exchange of blows; long rally
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
one lump; one body; one group
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
supporting each other after suffering similar hardships; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
planning; plan; project; arrangements
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
Liao (Manchurian dynasty; 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
shellfish; seashell; shell
Kōhei era (1058.8.29-1065.8.2)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
main text; original text; this book; this volume
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform