incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
notice; attention; observation
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
secret admirer; closet fan
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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
by today; before the day is over
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
selection; choice; option
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
adviser; advisor; consultant
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
will not do; do not; does not
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism