like he said; same for me; ditto
watchful waiting; careful supervision
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to reach out (for); to extend one's reach (towards); to set one's sights (on); to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.); to put out a feeler; (lit.) to extend one's tentacles
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
all sorts of; all kinds of
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
fort; stronghold; fortification
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
powered exoskeleton (esp. in SF); power suit
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon
slightly early; just before
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
time limit; closing day; deadline
by today; before the day is over
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
my personal (e.g. opinion)
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak