true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
walking briskly; determinedly
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to entrust; to leave to a person
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
homeroom; form room; form class
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
seductress; coquette; minx
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
squash (drink); squash (sport)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to accept; to receive; to agree
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
one more time; once more; once again
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out