parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
Dragon Quest (video game; media franchise); Dragon Warrior
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
the current ...; this; today's ...
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
several people; a few people
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
handsome young man; Adonis
topic of discussion; agenda
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing