charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
backup dancer; background dancer
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to say; to tell; to state; to do
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
opinion; intention; thought
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
over-explanatory; overly expository; didactic; preachy
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
research publication; scholarly publication
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to be widely known; to be famous
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness