real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
eye for people; ability to judge character
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
sense of values; values; value system
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
news program; news programme
society; the world; the times
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
completely empty; penniless; flat broke
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
to forcefully open up (a hole; in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly; to open one's heart; to throw out (everything inside); to empty (e.g. a box)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
like this; in this way; as you see
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously