to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
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
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
relationships with the opposite sex
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
with these words; while saying
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
the same night; that night
shady; underhanded; questionable
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
drama; play; powerful drug
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
and; thereupon; because of that
the last moment; the very end
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend