to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
obscure; vague; ambiguous
way; method; means; (technical) specification
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
senior high school; high school
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to become possible; to become able to (do)
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
carrying power; transportation (carrying) capacity
food and drink; eating and drinking
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
layperson's judgment (opinion)
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to send for (doctor, etc.)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
changing clothes; change of clothes
party given in recognition of a person's services
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
popular (with); in favour (with); well received