to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
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
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
either way; in any case; one way or another
January; first month of the lunar calendar
such; this sort of; like this
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
relation; connection; relevance
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
template; run of the mill; formulaic
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
high; noble; refined; advanced
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
exclusive; attached to; specialist
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva