(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
female high-school student
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
opinion; point of view; visual point
outsider; someone outside of a group
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
but; however; provided that
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
script; screenplay; scenario
looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
acting ability; talent as a performer
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
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
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
difficult to ...; hard to ...
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
preface; introduction; preamble
televising; broadcasting; airing
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all