to become better; to improve
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to increase; to add to; to augment
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
hiding one's embarrassment