vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to resound; to make a stir
cesspool; sink; manure sink
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
plural; multiple; several
otherwise; or else; if not
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
suspicious-looking; fishy
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
interest (in something); enthusiasm