a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
since then; from that time; ever since
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
primary school; elementary school; grade school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
successive generations; successive emperors
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
sōmen; fine white noodles
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy