wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
ceasing to write; ceasing one's writing activities; retiring as a writer; putting down one's pen
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
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)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to be transparent; to show through
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
setting a place; setting the table
to raise one's voice; to shout
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
black rotary-dial telephone
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
counter for choices, options, etc.
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
moisture; humidity; dampness