concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
right behind; just behind; directly behind
final; eventual; ultimate
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
being doxxed; being doxed; having one's personal information revealed online (against one's will)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
counter for birds or rabbits
honorific title; honorific term of address
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
official in charge; person in charge
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
descending a mountain; descent
evolved form; developed form
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to be on the same page
last run (of a train being retired); last race; retirement race
depiction; description; portrayal
doctors; teachers; lawyers
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
subway; metro; underground (railway)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing