at work; in the midst of work; working
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
compelling force; legal force
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
inner structure; internal anatomy
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
later on; eventually; afterwards
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
having an ancient and honorable origin
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
hotel charge; lodging expense
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
main cause; primary factor
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to bring; to take; to bring about
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
anything and everything; just about everything
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject