starting late; late departure
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
womanly; ladylike; feminine
theatre; theater; playhouse
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to try to do; to attempt to do
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
hating; strongly disliking
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
dream for the future; hopes for the future
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone