light music; popular music
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
hot topic; talk of the town
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
it is I who should say so
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
but; however; even though; even if
no!; no no!; no, not at all
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
highly selective university; university with high entry requirements; elite university
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action