comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless
ACK (acknowledgement message)
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
protest; refutation; pleading
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
process; course; mechanism
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
for your information; I'm telling you
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)