My words

微調整

びちょうせい

minute adjustment, fine tuning

造り

つくり

make-up, structure, physique

気恥ずかしい

きはずかしい

embarrassed, feeling ashamed or awkward

主人公

しゅじんこう

protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story), head of household

容貌

ようぼう

looks, personal appearance, features

備える

そなえる

to furnish, to provide for, to equip, to install, to have ready, to prepare for, to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be armed with, to be born with, to have since birth

美声

びせい

beautiful voice

慌てる

あわてる

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised), to be flustered, to panic, to be in a hurry, to rush

揃える

そろえる

to collect, to gather, to get together, to complete (a collection), to arrange, to put in order, to prepare, to get ready, to make uniform, to make even, to match

ってゆうか

っていうか っつーか っつうか つーか てゆーか ってか てか

or rather (say), or better (say), or perhaps I should say, or, how should I put it, ..., I mean

何たって

なんたって

no matter what, whatever you say

初回

しょかい

first time, first innings, initial attempt, first, initial

たった

only, merely, but, no more than

我ながら

われながら わがながら

even if I say so myself, for me (to do such a thing)

当選

とうせん

being elected, being selected (to win a prize, etc.), winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)

十倍

じゅうばい

ten times, tenfold

限定

げんてい

limit, restriction

ぽっち

a little, paltry, piddling, mere, stud, chad

睨まれる

にらまれる

to have an eye kept on one, to be watched

掻く

かく

to scratch, to perspire, to shovel, to paddle

大々的

だいだいてき

great, grand, extensive, large-scale

発表

はっぴょう

announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one's opinion), releasing, unveiling

興奮

こうふん

excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal

熱狂

ねっきょう

wild enthusiasm, being crazy about

機構

きこう

mechanism, organization, organisation

斬新

ざんしん

novel, original, newness

故に

ゆえに

therefore, consequently

肝心

かんじん

essential, fundamental, crucial, vital, main

ぱっとしない

パッとしない

expression of vague dissatisfaction with a thing, person, or situation

何れも

どれも いずれも

both, either, any, all, every, none (with neg. verb)