uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
greater than ...; bigger ...
at first; in the beginning; originally
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
special training; intensive training; crash course
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
anonymity; using an assumed name
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
for this very reason; that is exactly why
wish fulfillment; wish fulfilment
galge; video game centered on interactions with attractive anime-style girls
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to copy (down); to transcribe
electricity; (electric) light
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
these days; nowadays; recently
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
isn't it obvious?; that's common sense