to stop walking; to pause
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
even if not; even without
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
top star (esp. male lead role in the all-female Takarazuka musical theater troupe); major celebrity
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
time and time again; many times; a number of times
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
grudge; complaint; reproach
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
unqualified; without qualifications
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)