to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
maid; helper; help; assistance
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to rumble; to thunder; to roll about (people, large objects); to wander about without a fixed workplace, home, etc.; to hang around; to loiter
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to call together; to convene
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
transactions; dealings; business
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to like; to love; to be fond of
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report