so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
cold pack (Lion brand name)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
unrequited love; one-sided love
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
pessimism; negative thinking
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
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
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
white background; blank; female virgin