to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
optimization; optimisation
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
drama; play; powerful drug
moderate; proper; just right
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to burst (open); to break; to split
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
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
another thing; exception; special case
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
cannibalism; anthropophagism
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling