tension; mental strain; nervousness
attractive face and figure
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
after a long time; for the first time in a while
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
superiority complex; sense of superiority
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to look away; to avert one's eyes
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
binge shopping; shopping spree
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to show signs of; to appear
two times; twice; two degrees
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
paid vacation; paid holiday
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post