soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
along; parallel to; in accordance with
with a clink (click, clack)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
contradiction; inconsistency
end of war; cessation of hostilities
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
long ago; a long time ago; already
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly