sexy; popular; well-liked
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
fan service; giving one's fans what they want
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
such; like that; that sort of; very
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
schoolgirl; female student
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
proposal; motion; recommendation
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough