near; close; beside; third person
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
persistence; single-mindedness
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
creepy geek; disgusting otaku; extreme geek
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
wet; moist; soft-hearted; tender-hearted; sentimental
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
long-awaited; much-awaited
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
musical composition title; song title
success or failure; outcome; result
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
either way; in any case; one way or another
naturally; of course; understandably
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)