modesty; humility; being humble
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
maid; helper; help; assistance
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
twice; again; second time
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
greatest mistake of one's life
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
live-action adaptation (of a cartoon or animated movie)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
drinker; person who can hold their drink
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
attention seeker; look-at-me
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts