tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
show; exhibition; spectacle
person concerned; interested party; related party
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
being apt to make a show of one's faults; penchant for boasting of one's faults; pretending to be worse than one really is
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to be injured; to sustain a wound
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
curse; spell; malediction
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition