these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
genuine; authentic; true; real
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
naturally; of course; understandably
consideration; taking into account
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to watch for an unguarded moment
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
fertilized egg; fertilised egg
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
puddle of blood; pool of blood