to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
this world; this life; world of the living
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
to strike out; to start swimming
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
honor; honour; credit; prestige
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
dramatic production with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story, film, etc.
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
and then; and so; and; so then
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
precipice; cliff; flat head
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
furnishings; implements; equipment
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
matcha; powdered green tea
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up