after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
scenery; scene; landscape
you could say that; that might be so
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to speak ill of; to disparage
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
señorita banana (Musa acuminata 'Señorita'); monkoy banana