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
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
handsome young man; Adonis
in comparison to; rather than
the same generation; coeval
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
brand loyalty; brand-orientation; brand consciousness; infatuation with big-name brands
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across