tide; current; tendency; trend
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to smirk; to grin broadly
shit video game; embarrassingly bad video game
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
development; exploitation
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
gender; distinction of sex; sex
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
screen name; username; handle
comments section (on a blog, website, application, etc.); comment field
article; news story; report; account
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
depiction; description; portrayal
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
D-pad (directional keypad on a video game game controller, remote control, etc.)