gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion style usually characterized by dyed hair and gaudy clothing; gal; girl; young woman
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
program (e.g. TV); programme
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
of course; certainly; naturally
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
female high school student
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
intelligence gathering; information gathering
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
honorific/polite/humble prefix
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality