shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
accountability; being held accountable
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to live through; to survive
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
accomplishment; execution
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
incommunicative; taciturn
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
to count; to include in the number
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
Tokushima prefecture (Shikoku)
kiss and cry; area in an ice rink where figure skaters wait for their marks to be announced