progress; advance; improvement; development
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to give a round of applause; to applaud
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
hiding one's embarrassment
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
thin man with well-defined musculature
something; some kind of; for some reason
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
attractive middle-aged man
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category