the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
(police) detective; criminal matter
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
company president; manager; director
company; corporation; workplace
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
step; stride; counter for steps
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
regret; repentance; remorse
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
sympathy; compassion; pity
place; room; margin; scope
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)