processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
returning tit for tat; retaliating
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
movie; film; motion picture
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
galge; video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
level; standard; water level
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to look around; to look towards (us)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
feminist; man who indulges women; gentleman
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
slowly and quietly; smoothly