to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
wide-open; frank; open; candid
carefree; free from worry
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion style usually characterized by dyed hair and gaudy clothing; gal; girl; young woman
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
every year; yearly; annually
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast