coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
straight-cut bangs (hairstyle)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
participant; entrant; player; competitor
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to say; to tell; to state; to do
why; how; for what reason
intuition; instinct; hunch
all thanks to ...; ... is a lifesaver; (one) couldn't do without ...; our gracious ...; hats off to ...
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
imagination; supposition; guess
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome