unique thing; best on earth
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
established practice; custom
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
given the circumstances; such being the case
sympathy; compassion; pity
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
student (esp. a university student)
back off!; leave me alone!
impossible to do (although wants to)
results; record; grades; marks
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
beyond this point; from now on; after this
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable