influence; effect; impact
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
hard worker; hardworking person
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
it's probably so; it stands to reason
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
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
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
cooking; food preparation
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
junior high school student; middle school pupil
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
number of times; frequency; count
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
good family; respectable family; decent family
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to approach; to draw near
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
guess; conjecture; surmise
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
objection; dissent; protest