fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
the other day; lately; recently
to be opposite; to face each other
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
counter for books; volume
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to be stiff; to be starchy
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
senior high school student
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished