library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
all times and places; all ages and countries
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
within; inside of; less than
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to die out; to become extinct
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to find out; to discover; to locate
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)
senior high school student
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)