to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
rebellious phase; rebellious age
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
almost every day; almost daily
just one person; only one
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
food; food products; foodstuffs
type of occupation; occupational category
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
to draw (original illustrations, artwork, etc.); to draw specially (for)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to untangle; to untwine; to get back together (with a former partner)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
person concerned; interested party; related party
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
restoration; repair; mending
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
getting back together; being reconciled; returning to normal
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly