large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
near; close by; within reach; familiar
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
feel (of a material); texture
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
with a start; with a jump
laughing foolishly; cackling
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
at the last moment; this late in the game
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast