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
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
it's probably so; it stands to reason
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
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
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
cooking; food preparation
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
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; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
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.)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
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 take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
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
breath; breathing; tone; mood
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
(your) daughter; young woman