to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
slightly early; just before
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
action of making something; -ification
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
most difficult; next to impossible
temporary; provisional; interim
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
tablet personal computer (tablet PC)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to surround; to crowd around
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
template; run of the mill; formulaic