novel; story; (work of) fiction
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
February; second month of the lunar calendar
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
large number (of); many; majority
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
metallic sound; metallic clank
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
to sit for an examination
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
geothermal energy; terrestrial heat
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known