failure story; horror story
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
troublesome; annoying; complicated
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
disk; disc; disk (storage); disc
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
to begin talking; to open up
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
with a start; with a jump
suggestive; allusive; evocative; implicit
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
air guitar (imaginary instrument used when pretending to play the guitar)
strings; stringed instrument; string ensemble
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
utmost limits; extremity; limit
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
vigorously; at a great pace; greatly
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
general idea; concept; notion
parallel world; parallel universe
graviton (hypothetical elementary particle)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange