heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
air conditioning; air cooling
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
in person; personally; directly
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to dye; to colour; to color
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
group chat; system for chatting with multiple people simultaneously (e.g. on a messaging application)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
program (e.g. TV); programme
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
boohoo; boo hoo; sniff sniff; sob sob; waa waa
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
black hair; black-haired horse
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to become possible; to become able to (do)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency