considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
author; writer; novelist; artist
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
(not) even once; (not) ever
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to thrust before; to thrust at
in that way; like that; that way
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
without permission; without notice
sterilization; sterilisation
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
there being no use in arguing (about it)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
mobilization; mobilisation
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
devotion; attachment; infatuation
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
upper half of the body; upper body
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)