stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
head; lead; vanguard; first
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
love story; romance; love affair
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
true state; actual condition; reality
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
fake; something false; sham; deception
speaking of ...; as for ...
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
derailment; digression; deviation
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
how; in what way; how about; questionable
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph