to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
to come from; to have roots in
pointing out; identification
really; truly; indeed; good grief
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
principal; main; important; fashionable
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
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
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
junior high school student; middle school pupil
almost every day; almost daily
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(not) even once; (not) ever
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
two times; twice; two degrees
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof