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tedious complaints; continual moaning
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
no regrets; without regrets
ultra-Orthodox (Jews); Haredi Judaism; Haredim
tape transcription; transcribing from recorded tape; audio-typing
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
autumn, the best season for enjoying art
battleship sushi; gunkan maki; sushi made by wrapping a strip of nori around a rice ball with a topping
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
difficult to hear; difficult to ask
routine work; everyday work
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
famous school or university
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
bursting at the seams; bulging
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
thrift (Armeria maritima); sea thrift; sea pink
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
cooking expert; culinary researcher
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
to lay aside; to set aside
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to dash off; to write freely
calculated; premeditated; considered
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
it's probably so; it stands to reason
around the end of (a period of time)