intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
cram school; private tutoring school
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
environment; circumstance
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
Gashadokuro; mythical giant skeleton monster
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to appreciate; to be thankful
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
murder; killing; murderer
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
final; eventual; ultimate
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate