astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
chief; main; principal; major
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
at that time; in those days
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
naivete; simplicity; innocence
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to stop talking; to break off; to pause