remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
stamp collecting; philately
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
portrait; likeness; picture
penny (monetary unit); pence
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
semi-transparent; translucent
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
paste; glue; clothing starch
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
essence; true nature; substance; reality
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to laugh away; to laugh off
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
out of character; unlike one
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck