capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be plump; to be chubby
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be at a loss for words
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
world; society; people; the public
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to crawl out of; to creep out of
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
visual kei; fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands and musicians; attractive person
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
author; writer; novelist; artist
(not so) much; (not) very
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
questionnaire; survey; poll
to shout (in anger); to yell
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside