pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
outside the country; abroad
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
long ago; once upon a time
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
villain; baddie; the villain's part
doing whatever one pleases
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
heir; inheritor; successor
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
unfairness; injustice; partiality
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another