entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be prolonged; to drag on
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to keep a watchful eye on
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
no!; no no!; no, not at all
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
to choke; to have trouble breathing
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to look forward to something
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
reopening; resumption; restarting
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor