to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
charming figure; alluring figure
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
while; even though; despite
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
please (give me); please (do for me)
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
many; plenty; varied; all sorts of; colorful (program); crowded (schedule)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
number one; first; best; most; game; round
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
to draw (original illustrations, artwork, etc.); to draw specially (for)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be worried; to be troubled
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance