no loss or gain; coming out even
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
scale; scales; bathroom scale; weighing machine
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to be plump; to be chubby
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
magazine; journal; periodical
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
article; news story; report; account
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
modesty; humility; being humble
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to lie deep in; to extend far back
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
spring water; clear (pure) water