to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
script; screenplay; scenario
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
original story; original version; this volume
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
mental; spiritual; emotional
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
when it becomes; when it comes to
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
long ago; a long time ago; already
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to throw into; to toss into
breaking off; snapping off
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace