terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
wherein; therein; thereinto
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
periodic; regular; routine
practice game; practice match
sports-minded; sports-oriented
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
a few years ago; some years back
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
in public; in company; in the presence of others
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
program (e.g. TV); programme
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
senior high school; high school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
movie director; film director
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
on the way home from work; returning from work