red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
rationality; reasonableness
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
overhasty; rash; premature
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
huge rock; firmness; solidity
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
scattered; separated; dispersed
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
hundred times; hundred degrees
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section