solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)
to get narrower; to contract
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
refining; refinement; smelting
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
black and white; right and wrong
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku"
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku"