self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
way of solving (a problem); solution
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
curved nose; crosspatch; male salmon in the breeding season
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
SSS rank (esp. in video games)
villainess; antagonist young lady
breaking off an engagement
"it was all a dream"-ending
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
contradiction; inconsistency
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
when; how soon; how long until
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez)
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
increase in speed; acceleration
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall