to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
transcendence; excellence; superiority
day after day; day by day
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
young noblewoman; princess
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
sexy; popular; well-liked
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
serious; not joking; straight
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
incident; affair; happening; event
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
tune (melody, piece of music)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing