pessimistic view of life; pessimism
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to hide; to keep to oneself
home environment; family environment
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
living together (of two people)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
main text; original text; this book; this volume
first time; first; initial
encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
decision; determination; resolution
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
rather than; more ... than ...
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
inversion of the word order in a sentence; anastrophe
it's probably so; it stands to reason
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
starting point; starting line
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of