artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
head of the student council; president of the student council
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
president (of a society); chairman
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
long ago; previous; of a former age
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
and so; therefore; for that reason
firmly rooted; deep-seated
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
all over; all over the place; everywhere
micro miniskirt; micro skirt; micromini
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
just a minute; small quantity
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
target group; target persons
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else