to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to soak into; to permeate
formication; crawling sensation; crispation
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
woman; lady; adult female
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
item; something that one "just has to have"
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
reason; logic; method; system; order
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
opposite side; other side
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
coming and going; commuting
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
all; entire; whole; altogether
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
story; tale; talk; discussion
fluent (in a language); flowing
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions