marriage proposal; marriage talks
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
double suicide; lovers' suicide
as if it were about oneself
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
love affair; love relationship
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
cultural assets; cultural property
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage