manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
misrepresentation; false statement
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
bon voyage!; have a nice trip!
distinctive; characteristic
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
what do you want?; can I help you?
way of talking; speaking style
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
both (people); the two of them
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
(another's) daughter; young lady
suffix for familiar person
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to feel depressed; to be down
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire