to work hard; to work diligently
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
the reverse; other side; lining
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
this is why; this means; it is the case that
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
social; societal; societary
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
real experience; actual observations
one large ...; a great ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
on-the-spot filming or photography; live filming (as opposed to animation); actual picture (as opposed to a drawing); real picture or story (as opposed to fiction, imaginary scene, etc.); describing actual scenes (in writing, drawings, paintings, etc.)
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
screentone; adhesive mechanical tint
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
underworld; underside of society