rising; ascending; climbing
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
acceleration; speeding up
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
immediately; right away; on the spot
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
with all one's strength; with all one's might
how long; how far; how much
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
curse; spell; malediction
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation