serious; severe; grave; acute
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to go ahead; to pull ahead
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
had better ...; had better not ...
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
the world in general; society; convention
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
winter vacation; winter holidays
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
image; figure; figure; form; image
surströmming; Swedish dish of fermented herring
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to scatter away; to vanish
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly