companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
promotional video; music video
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
polish; improvement; burnishing
effect; result; worth; use; avail
weird; disgusting; sickening
gleaming; shining; glistening
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
yelp; sales campaign; kiang (Equus hemionus kiang); kyang
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
forcibly; against one's will
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
or; OR (Boolean operator)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
now that; since; so long as; because
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)