to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
at that time; in those days
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
in one's own way or style
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
writing; composition; essay; sentence
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
drawing ability; skill at art
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend