to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
so; to such an extent; such
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
cure-all; panacea; heal-all
forcibly; against one's will
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
(period of) a year; during an era
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
dry riverbed; river beach
charred; burnt black; scorched black
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of