last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
at that (very) moment; just then
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
author; writer; novelist; artist
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type