mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be reflected in a mirror
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
antiquity; the previous era
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
texting while walking; looking at one's smartphone while walking
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
the West; the Occident; Western countries
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
this world; this life; this generation; present day
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
age thirty; one's thirties
as expected; as predicted
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society