wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
sovereign; emperor; monarch
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
such ... as; or some such
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
having said that; be that as it may
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
something like ...; something called ...
in search of; in order to look for
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
alteration; falsification; faking
illegal; illicit; unlawful
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
memories; recollections; reminiscence
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
perfect; complete; flawless
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to be too numerous; to be too much
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally