to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
financial planner; feature phone
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
cherry blossom (colour, color)
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
school rules; school regulations
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
dark (color); concentrated; thick
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
association of like-minded people
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
train of dress; trailing skirt; woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love