main cause; primary factor
target group; target persons
double suicide; lovers' suicide
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
because of; owing to; due to
employment; starting work
to say; to be called; to do
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
living environment; habitat
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
(period of) a year; during an era
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
messenger; envoy; emissary
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
in person; personally; directly
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms