about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
erotic manga; pornographic manga
magazine; journal; periodical
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
woman who uses the usually male personal pronoun "boku" to refer to herself
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
manners; behavior; behaviour
100,000; hundred thousand
graded on N steps; scored out of N
marking; grading; scoring
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to feel depressed; to be down
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly