just because; even if; even though
trip abroad; overseas travel
older brother; elder brother
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to stop walking; to pause
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to stiffen; to become stiff
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be relieved; to feel relieved
sorry; excuse me; thank you
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright