net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
settlement; solution; resolution
main question; real issue at hand
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
straying; wandering off course
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
each (every) time; whenever
pointing out; identification
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
primary school; elementary school; grade school
senior high school; high school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
almost every day; almost daily
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
while; during; performed in this condition
presentation techniques; way of showing something
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
marathon; long-distance race
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue