step-up; advance; progress; increase
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
speculation; thinking; meditation
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
real experience; actual observations
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
nutritional value; food value
strike (i.e. industrial action)
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
sincerity; true heart; devotion
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to be sooty; to be stained
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
what do you want?; can I help you?
very loose; slowly; leisurely
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to finish reading; to read through