often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to shout (in anger); to yell
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
number of times; frequency; count
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
composition (of music); setting; writing music
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful