author; writer; novelist; artist
commerce; trade; business
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
progress; being under way
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
older brother; elder brother
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
close; intimate; on good terms
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
company; corporation; workplace
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
hard (life); tough (world)
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to have an erection; to become erect
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all