in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
outline; summary; argument
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
advance payment; money paid in advance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)