before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
bluffing; bluster; bravado
to manage something successfully; to be successful
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
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
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
rest; break; recess; intermission
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
production (e.g. play); direction
individual; private person; personal; private
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability