these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to become clear; to be made public
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
specialized; specialised; boutique
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
minute adjustment; fine tuning
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
push-button quiz; buzz-to-answer quiz
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to pass (of time); to elapse
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
to kill by burning to death
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed