wet; moist; soft-hearted; tender-hearted; sentimental
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
partly open; in half bloom
weekly publication; weekly magazine
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
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 picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful