nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
videogame software produced by hobbyists; fangame; doujin game
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
considerably; greatly; a lot
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
composition; setting (of music)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
question; inquiry; enquiry
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to ask a question; to ask questions
asking a question back (e.g. to an interviewer)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick