daytime television serial; soap opera
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
hereabouts; around there; that area
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
older sister; elder sister
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
writing; composition; essay; sentence
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly