tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
cryptid (animal whose existence is unsubstantiated, e.g. the yeti)
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
daytime television serial; soap opera
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
love quadrangle; four-way relationship
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
distant look; faraway look
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
true character; real nature
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
calculated; premeditated; considered
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
dispute; argument; contention
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to lead a life; to live a life
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
funny story; funny anecdote
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind