to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
silence (not speaking); muteness
on the right as one faces (it)
in order; in turn; one by one
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
secret; private; surreptitious
had better ...; had better not ...
meanwhile; in the meantime
original story; original version; this volume
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
sense of immersion (in a video game, movie, etc.); immersion
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage