confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to strangle; to constrict
for example; for instance; e.g.
society; the world; the times
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
female high-school student
to be able to manage somehow or another
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
just because; even if; even though
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
growth period; growing season
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
close; intimate; on good terms
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)