to sob; to be choked with tears
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
at work; in the midst of work; working
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
revival; restoration; resuscitation
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
situation report; status report; progress report
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)