lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to be away from home; to be out of the house
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to be hesitant; to feel timid
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
period drama; costume drama; costume play; cosplay
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
strength; power; proficiency; ability
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
third time lucky; third time's the charm
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
edge of the eaves; house frontage
as if it were about oneself
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
junior high school student; middle school pupil
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition