red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to change completely; to change suddenly
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to make merry; to be festive
still; even now; to this day
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
company president; manager; director
vice; immorality; corruption
entertainment journalist; entertainment reporter; gossip columnist
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
actor; actress; player; performer
to be able to manage somehow or other
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
Spiderman plank (exercise); Spiderman abs
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to check; to stop; to keep back
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be conspicuous; to stand out
synchronization; synchronized swimming
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
lip-syncing; lip-synching
finding employment; getting a job
leaving school during a term
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to take off one's glasses
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
essence; true nature; substance; reality
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted