considerably; fairly; quite
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
contract; compact; agreement
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
leadership; initiative; spearhead
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
I see; that's right; indeed
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
some people; a few people; several people
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
pupil; student; schoolchild
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
billboard; advertising sign
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
by myself; in person; by oneself
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
calm; composed; cool; quiet
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
while; even though; despite
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged