becoming more difficult (e.g. exam); increasing difficulty
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
private account (esp. on Twitter); account on a social networking service that can only be viewed by approved followers
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
in-store video game installation (for customer trials)
card that can be used to make a scoring combination
person who is preoccupied with appearing popular
Bic Camera (Japanese electronics retail chain)
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
traditional Japanese pattern; traditional Japanese design
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
whole area; entire region
wearing one's hair up; coming-of-age ceremony where 12 to 13-year-old girls get their long hair tied up; wearing one's hair up with a hairpin (type of hairstyle used by court ladies)
according to circumstances; depending on the state of things; according to how the situation develops
ladykiller who seduces married women; handsome young man who is popular among married women
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
that could work; it's not unthinkable; it's not entirely out there
principal raw material; main raw material
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
realistic; practical; grounded
not mince matters; not mince one's words
small cinema; arthouse cinema
see-through sensation (for clothing); gauziness
Saizeriya (abbr) (Italian restaurant chain)
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
(doing) karaoke by oneself
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
loco moco (Hawaiian rice dish)