the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
pupil; student; schoolchild
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
existence; being; life; survival
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to push aside; to brush aside
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
correction; revision; amendment
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
way; method; means; resource; course
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
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)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
this and that; all kinds of things; one thing and another
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody