to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
optimism; taking an optimistic view
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
religious painting; religious picture
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
complete stranger; total stranger
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
novelization; turning (a film script, manga, etc.) into a novel
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
treasure; treasured item; prized possession