to become settled; to be fixed
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
regarding highly; attaching importance to
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
individual; one by one; separate; each
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
high-quality goods; choice goods
to keep standing; to stand motionless
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
finger marks; dirt from the hands
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
to lie down; to throw oneself down
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie