guaranteed; authentic; certified
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
chance (of success); odds
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
proper; respectable; decent; honest
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
to intervene; to stop (something)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
meal set before one; women's advances
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
educational institution; school; academy; campus
pupil; student; schoolchild
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
Japan's best; number one in Japan
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 make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly