region; limits; stage; level
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to not believe one's ears
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
holding; gripping; grip (sword, gun, etc.); hilt; handle
to go along; to walk along; to follow
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison