calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
major incident; major happening; big scandal
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
serious; severe; grave; acute
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
offender; criminal; culprit
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
preface; introduction; preamble
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
millions; several million; a few million
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in terms of; from the point of view of
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
cold reception; inhospitality
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
moment; brief space of time
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct