to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
womanly; ladylike; feminine
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
deviation; departure; omission
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
financial power; financial means; wealth
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen