witnessing; observing; sighting
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
silence; stillness; quietness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
trifling; little; few; slight
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
Deneb (star in the constellation Cygnus); Alpha Cygni
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
business; trade; operations; sales
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
the very start; the very beginning
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
choices; alternatives; options
to chase; to run after; to pursue
how long; how far; how much
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
leaving everything up to someone else
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality