cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
on the occasion of; at the time of
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
going upstream; swimming upstream
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
secrecy; highly classified information
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to brush off; to shake off
slide (used for projection); magic lantern
strike (i.e. industrial action)
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
disintegration; self-destruction
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly