undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
sociolect spoken in the Tokyo area by gyaru
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
ladies' day; promotional scheme where women are offered discounts on certain days (e.g. at cinemas)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
love story; romance; love affair
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
chilly; unpleasantly cold
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself