downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
without cause; without reason
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
but; however; provided that
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
how many years; how long; what year
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to sniff out; to get wind of
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
continuation; succession; series
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial