true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
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
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella