failure story; horror story
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to be born; to come into the world
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
attendance (at school); going to school
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
carelessly; inattentively
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
long (time that has passed); old (story)
negative emotions; negative feelings
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions