to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
most part; greater part; majority
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
curiosity; inquisitiveness
direct connection; direct link
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to be lacking in options; to be too few
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
slope; slanting surface; bevel
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
it hasn't been long since
riskiness; (level of) danger
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
(how) many times; (how) often
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with