perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
very young; little; childish; immature
core; core; hardcore; all-out
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
junior high school student; middle school pupil
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song