war; battle; match; game; competition
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
centre; center; center fielder
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
security; stability; safety; peace
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
how; in what way; how about
considerably; greatly; a lot
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
is that so?; I see; right; oh
honorific/polite/humble prefix
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few