poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
death rate; mortality rate
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
living environment; habitat
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
really; truly; indeed; good grief
fortune-telling; divination
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
augury; fortune-telling; divination
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
sharp increase; sudden rise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
single word; a few words; brief comment
social dance; ballroom dancing
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
narrow; thin (sized); slender
height (of body); stature
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)