light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
literal translation; direct translation
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
metabolic syndrome; overweight
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
self-conscious; self-aware
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)
burnable garbage; burnable waste
to toss away; to throw out
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to not take seriously; to take lightly
taking the entrance examination for a school without regard for one's chances of passing
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
(rubbing) salt in the wound
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
image (used to explain or demonstrate something); illustration; illustrative picture; (digital) image
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
bringing; taking; carrying
complementation; supplementation; completion
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
extreme sadist; very sadistic