timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
popular person; favorite; favourite
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to grow up; to become an adult
I see; that's right; indeed
performer; entertainer; celebrity
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
than; from; out of; except; but; more
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)