to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
head banging (esp. in popular music)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
God; god; ace; king; superior person
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to become desperate; to give in to despair
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more