skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
modesty; humility; being humble
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
suffix for familiar person
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
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
transfer student; student changing schools
Macartney; McCartney; McCourtney
several years; a few years
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour