shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
linear; linear motor train; linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to get back together (with a former partner)
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
alone; by oneself; on one's own
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
and; thereupon; because of that
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
in that way; like that; that way
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell