substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
small face (of a woman; generally considered attractive)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to have an underbite; to have a protruding chin; to be concaved; to have a concave shape
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
as you see; as you can see
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
summer vacation; summer holiday
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
although I say; although one might say; although called
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
how; in what way; by what means
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)