column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
literary art; literary activity; writing
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
everyday life; daily life
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
godparent; first person to give something its name
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
improved version; revised edition; refinement
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
shift away from manufacturing to an information and service-based economy; softening; release (e.g. of a movie) on home video (e.g. DVD, BD, VHS)
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely