to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
no need to guess; certainly
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
bromide; publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
looking slender in clothing
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
baseball-playing teenager; high-school baseball player
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
overall victory; championship
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
nation-wide hookup; nationwide broadcast
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
men and women of all ages
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be