deadly serious; deadly earnest
assertion; declaration; affirmation
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
same; similar; (just) like; equal
man of the future; Homo futurus
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
how; in what way; how about
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to bring; to take; to bring about
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
step; stride; counter for steps
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
until now; so far; up to the present
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
from the beginning; from scratch
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
literally; to the letter; literal
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
rather; better; instead; if anything
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify