handrail; railing; banister
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
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
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
in order; in turn; one by one
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
point in common; common feature
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
literally; to the letter; literal
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is