time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
impossible to do (although wants to)
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
several types; several kinds; several species
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
proofreading; calibration
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest