singularity; singular point
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
general idea; concept; notion
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
what kind of; what sort of; what
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
digital versatile disc; DVD
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to move forward; to move on
Black Thunder (chocolate bar)
reopening; resumption; restarting
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry