memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
(political) power; authority; influence
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
counter for books; volume
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
besides; in addition; also; moreover
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
complete recovery; healing
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo