place; room; margin; scope
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to be overcome with emotion
home area; home town; local
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
high-pitched tone; soprano
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
ice cream soda; icecream soda
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to refuse; to decline; to deny
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
I don't want to boast but
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change