cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to employ; to hire; to charter
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
depression; recession; slump
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
(Internet) troll; nerd; freak; addict; fag
acting ability; talent as a performer
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
training; drill; practice; discipline
that is to say; so that means
unspecified large number (of people)
large number (of); many; majority
fast-talking; rapid talking
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
anonymity; using an assumed name
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
job application form; employee satisfaction
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
one's own work; making by oneself
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ