the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
obscure; vague; ambiguous
senior high school; high school
novel; story; (work of) fiction
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
party given in recognition of a person's services
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to fight to the bitter end
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
still; as yet; as it has been
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to get into the zone; to get into the flow
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
cancellation; abandonment
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
port city; harbor city; harbour city
member nation; member state; signatory
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on