to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
the way one works; one's working manner
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
closely-guarded secret; top secret
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
absorption; suction; attraction
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
snake; serpent; large snake
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer