four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to work hard; to work diligently
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
imitation; similar article; similar goods
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
furiously; passionately; indignantly
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
vitality; energy; dynamism
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
on the occasion of; at the time of
emotional scars; mental trauma
having said that; on the other hand
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
determination; resolution
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly