battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
(actual) screening (as opposed to prescreening)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
performer; entertainer; celebrity
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
sweet and sour; bittersweet
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
tail (animal); tail end; tip
potbellied sumo wrestler; wrestler with a big belly; goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil
mythical two-tailed monster cat
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
participants; participating athletes
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
set of three; three sets; three classes
to appear all together; to be all present
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to do for (the sake of someone else)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
couple with a large age disparity
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to be preeminent; to be outstanding