(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
Himiko; Himiko (queen of Yamatai)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
dream for the future; hopes for the future
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
archeologist; archaeologist
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
family vacation; family trip
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
being startled; getting a shock
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
support; backing; aid; assistance
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
true friend; close friend
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry