cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
flour; meal; powder; dust
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
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
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
maid headdress (e.g. white Alice band covered with lace)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
sailor suit; middy uniform
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
scene; sight; scenario; setting
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part