look!; there!; here!; that is
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
gliding (through the air)
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
two-wheeled motor vehicle; motorcycle; motorbike
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
exile (second most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
leader of a special attack unit (esp. kamikaze units in WWII); person who charges in first against opponents (esp. in a bōsōzoku gang)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
refinement; elegance; grace
criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
just who do you think you are?
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel