no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
suddenly; all of a sudden
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to distract one's attention
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
memory; sense; experience
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
first generation; founder
one's house; one's home; one's family
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to wring the neck; to strangle
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
firm; strong; solid; stable
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve