fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
simply; merely; only; solely
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to take a picture; to take a photo
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
set of three; three sets; three classes
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
how long; how far; how much
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
pair; the two; both persons; both things
results; record; grades; marks
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with