support; backing; aid; assistance
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
crown of victory; laurels; honor; glory; fame
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
very popular; highly favoured
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
double take (esp. out of surprise)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
novel; story; (work of) fiction
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
emotional strength; force of will
to become hoarse; to become husky
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
whole book; whole volume; whole story
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
quietly; slowly; gracefully
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam