someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
practical question (problem); practical matter
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
fashion sense; sense of fashion
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
mostly involve; principally involve
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
soldier; combatant; warrior
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
normalcy; normality; normal
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)