best photograph; best shot
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
inside one's heart; in one's mind
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
how can (one) do something
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to become pale; to turn pale
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself