wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to stick it out (until the end)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
pride; dignity; self-respect
to pile up; to accumulate
stepwise; one step at a time
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
critical moment; do-or-die situation
preference; priority; precedence
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
people; citizens; subjects; folk
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
far away in the distance; in the far distance
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
true; real; genuine; proper; utter