physical law; laws of physics
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
to fly around; to scatter
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
chief; main; principal; important
visual novel; interactive fiction video game featuring a text-based story and mostly static graphics
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
script; screenplay; scenario
sweet and sour; bittersweet
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
many; numerous; various; large number of
very great; enormous; serious
putting online (services, administrative functions, etc.); going online; digitalization; digitization