at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
collective responsibility; joint liability
solidarity; joint; collective
freedom; free man; free woman
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
Okayama (city, prefecture)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
hey there; I say; see here
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
prohibition; inhibition; ban
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)