monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
mass communication; mass media
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
relation; relative; kind; cordial
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
not necessarily so; is not always true
illegitimate child; secret love child
senior high school student
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
knowing; (an) acquaintance
object of romantic interest
outside of; not covered by
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
assertion; declaration; affirmation
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all