above all; especially; particularly; all the more
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
live program; live programme
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
secret; private matter; confidential matter
rescreening (of a movie); reshowing; rerun; repeat
round-faced; bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom
happy; elated; good mood; cured (of an illness); recovered (from an illness)
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
to cut down all; to slash promiscuously
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
to stand firm; to hold out
character analysis; personality assessment
uniqueness; individuality
hair coloring; hair colouring; hair dye
short clip used to begin and end commercial breaks on Japanese TV
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
to laugh (suddenly); to begin to laugh; to be made to laugh
new single (by a recording artist); person of marriageable age who remains single (e.g. to focus on their career)
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
passing (technique); ball handling
to be able to hold one's head up (of a baby)
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
paying attention to; catching one's eye
push-button quiz; buzz-to-answer quiz
walking around at night; night travel; night train
to impress; to engrave; to incise; to stamp (e.g. symbol); to punch
dinner theater; dinner and a show
ability to ignore bad things happening to one; power to not get upset or worked up (by ignoring something)