affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
take it from me; I speak from experience; word to the wise
failure story; horror story
I don't want to boast but
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
second grade; second class; secondary
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
why; how; for what reason
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
number of copies; circulation
sorting of documents; filing documents
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
untouched; unused; intact
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to arrive home; to return
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
long holiday (consisting of one or two weekends and multiple public holidays; esp. Golden Week)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
trip abroad; overseas travel
window-shopping; window-gazing
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
more than usual; especially; particularly
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant