that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
young and energetic; up-and-coming
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
visual novel; interactive fiction video game featuring a text-based story and mostly static graphics
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sense; impression
alone; by oneself; on one's own
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
particularly; only; in the case of
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
it is not (like that) either
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
company; corporation; workplace
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
interested person; volunteer; supporter
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew