implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
the following week; the next week
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to dry up completely; to become stale
established fact; fait accompli
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa); hairy stingfish
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
as if nothing had happened