horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to lean against; to set against
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
older brother and older sister
movie; film; video; video clip
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
for this very reason; that is exactly why
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
printed edition (of a book, etc.)
copy-and-paste; copypasta (block of text that is copied and pasted across the Internet)
omitted character; omitted letter
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item