news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
verbal message; word (from someone)
to look forward to something
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
universal serial bus; USB
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
as soon as possible; ASAP
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
continuation; succession; series
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
episode; anecdote; vignette
each place; various places
insertion; incorporation; infixing
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
depiction; description; portrayal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
image; figure; figure; form; image
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
at the last moment; this late in the game
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
concluding episode of a series; concluding volume (part) (e.g. of novel)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
innumerable; countless; numberless