(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(not so) much; (not) very
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
as if nothing had happened
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
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 rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
rikka; formal style of ikebana
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
very popular; highly favoured
idol group; boy band; girl group
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
at that time; in those days
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
go that far; to that extent
to be conspicuous; to stand out
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(period of) a year; during an era
(male) otaku obsessed with (female) idols
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
tin badge; button badge; button pin
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
journal; magazine; periodical
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour