looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
personal record; personal best
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
fucking; screwing; having sex
club activities; extracurricular activities
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
signature-collecting campaign
invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)