self-consciousness; self-awareness
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
practice; practising; experience
minimum; at the very least
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
first of all; first thing
favourite motto; pet saying
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
reading matter; reading material
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
between times; when there's a spare moment
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
together; mutually; fellow
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to care for someone; to look after someone
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
guardian; protector; patron; parent
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity