near; close; beside; third person
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
persistence; single-mindedness
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
creepy geek; disgusting otaku; extreme geek
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
wet; moist; soft-hearted; tender-hearted; sentimental
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
long-awaited; much-awaited
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
musical composition title; song title
success or failure; outcome; result
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
considerably; fairly; quite
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)