ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
genuine; authentic; true; real
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
results; record; grades; marks
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
human trafficking; slave trade
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
sole girl in a group of geeks
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
anything and everything; just about everything
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
way of reciting; way of telling a story
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
still; even now; to this day
that's a different matter; that's a different story