someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
cooking; food preparation
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
equality; impartiality; evenness
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
complication; confusion; disorder
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
drama; play; powerful drug
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
exemption; exoneration; discharge