assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to have an idea; to have a clue
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
declaration; proclamation; announcement
a glance; a look; a glimpse
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
failure; mistake; blunder
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
comfort; consolation; diversion
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
because of; owing to; due to
but; however; provided that
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
insight; power of observation
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but