to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
success; prosperity; boom
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
setting up specially; special installation
audience; spectator; spectators
from the viewpoint of; according to
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to watch for an unguarded moment
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
see-through (e.g. blouse)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
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
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
ability; capability; skill
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)