getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
this world; this life; world of the living
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to name; to call; to christen; to term
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to continue to work; to work away (at)
power; authority; jurisdiction
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
to blow off; to be blown off
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
empty; meaningless; worthless
furious facial expression
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
refrigerant; thermal gel; ice pack; cold pack
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship