timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
certainly; surely; definitely
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
students attending lectures
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
failure; mistake; blunder
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
large serving; large portion
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
out-of-school; off-campus
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to solicit; to demand; to extort
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out