riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
spare time; free time; leisure time
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
on and after; from ... onward; since
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
in the same way as; just like
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
simply; merely; only; solely
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
calm; composed; cool; quiet
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
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
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away