learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
direct control; direct supervision
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
marriage proposal; marriage talks
relations; members of extended family
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
open; public; official; overt
private citizen; civilian
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
coming out (as gay, etc.)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to see through; to see the true nature of something
if you think about it; come to think of it
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
these days; nowadays; recently
high spirits; gleeful mood