to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
true friend; close friend
butt hair; buttock hair; ass hair
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
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
critic; reviewer; commentator
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
main question; real issue at hand
assertion; declaration; affirmation
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to boost; to force up; to push up
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
in good shape; strongly built; in good health; having a strong constitution
to play cool; to act cool
front; frontage; facade; main
self-control; self-restraint
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
you could say; you might say; verging on the
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to be reminded of; to call to mind
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
strength; power; proficiency; ability
state of mind; mentality; psychology
unrequited love; one-sided love