library; book collection; paperback book
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
true character; real nature
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
mask; striking the head (kendo)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
one by one; one each; one at a time
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
match (for lighting a fire)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
personality; style; appearance