depending on; dependent on
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
special; particular; peculiar; unique
reality; actuality; hard fact
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
just because; even if; even though
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
for the first time in one's life
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
body; physique; build; stature
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
mental; spiritual; emotional
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to speak; to hear a voice
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
multiple personality; split personality
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)