observation; survey; watching
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
left side; left-hand side
nape (of the neck); nucha
small face (of a woman; generally considered attractive)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to relapse; to reassert; to review
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
moment; brief space of time
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
to rock; to shake; to swing
troupe; theatrical company
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to go past; to pass; to pass by
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!