area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
health; healthy; sound; fit
Hominidae (family of great apes)
returning tit for tat; retaliating
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
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
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
article; thing; object; property; real estate
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
feminist; man who indulges women; gentleman
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
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
sleeping pill; sleep medication
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
hair on the back of one's head
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock