to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
questionnaire; survey; poll
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
hey; listen; look here; I say
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
touring (by car, bike, etc.)
great physical power; animal strength
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
only extant copy; only existing copy
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
euro (currency); Euro-; European
War and Peace (1869 novel by Leo Tolstoy)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to waste time; to kill time
the other day; a few days ago
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where