wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
many; much; plenty; hardly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
weak point; unskillfulness
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to be silent; to say nothing
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
overconfident; presumptuous
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
current student; enrolled student
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
actual profit; practical use; benefit
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
reportage writer; documentary writer
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
scriptwriter; screenwriter
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
something; some kind of; for some reason