Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
though; even if; whether ... or ...
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
performer; entertainer; celebrity
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
very important person; VIP
person (esp. child) who watches a lot of TV
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
hair dye; hair coloring; hair colouring
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
high achiever; student with good academic results
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
one house; the same house
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
frequency (of occurrence)
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route