honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
and so; therefore; for that reason
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
heliocentric theory; Copernican theory; heliocentrism; heliocentricism
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven