by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
Sentai-like show (sub-genre of tokusatsu featuring teams of superheroes, e.g. Power Rangers)
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
air of luxury; high class feel
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
remote control; remote operation
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
essence; true nature; substance; reality
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
great talents mature late
young male with a feminine appearance (esp. one who crossdresses and has a feminine gender expression); femboy
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
number two; mistress; concubine
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
-te form (of a verb or adjective)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
arriving first; first to arrive; moving first
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...