hair style; coiffure; hairdo
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
likability; favorability; popularity
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
level; standard; water level
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
notice; attention; observation
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
struggle (for); scramble; contest
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
degree of attention; profile
secret admirer; closet fan
sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
whispering into a person's ear
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
momentous (crucial) decision
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
artist's impression; picture based on one's imagination; imaginary rendering