theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
one by one; one each; one at a time
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
forgetting; lapse of memory
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
momentous (crucial) decision
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
homecoming; returning home
training; drill; practice; discipline
way of eating; how to eat
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
absorption; suction; attraction
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
special radio or television programme; television special
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
unless one ...; if one does not ...
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to lose sight of; to miss
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
one more time; once more; once again
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)