first meeting; first interview with
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
androgynous; gender-neutral
man; male; masculine gender
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
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
feeling; sense; impression
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
role; part; job; assignment