wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
such; this sort of; like this
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
fall season; autumn season
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane