dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
dispersing; breaking up; running away
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
trauma (usu. psychological)
repechage; revival series
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
as a child; when one was a child
stimulating; exciting; provocative
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
prejudice; bias; distorted view
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
how; in what way; how about; questionable
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to compete with; to vie for
peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative
right (to do something); authority; power
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
audience; spectator; spectators
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles