bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
hidden character (e.g. in computer games)
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
fast-talking; rapid talking
as (for); for; in the capacity of
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
environment; circumstance
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
retirement (from the world); seclusion
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
route; way; course; directions
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to set (sun); to become dark
bento; Japanese box lunch