there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to finish; to end; to close
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
writing on someone's behalf
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
just one person; only one
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to die; (lit.) to become bones
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
chilly; unpleasantly cold
fat; tallow; lard; grease
(small) knife; short sword; small sword