occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
minimum; at the very least
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
choices; alternatives; options
means; way; method; measure
long ago; a long time ago; already
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
desperately; for one's dear life
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
totally willing; fully motivated
nothing but; except; no more than
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
reopening; resumption; restarting
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
both (people); the two of them
the way back; the way home; return trip
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness