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vocabulary

時代（じだい）time, period, era

普及（ふきゅう）become common, spread

陥る（おちいる）fall into

完璧な（かんぺきな）perfect

挫折（ざせつ）failure, frustration, setback

柔軟性（じゅうなんせい）flexibility

過程（かてい）process

音声（おんせい）sound, voice

こだわる stick to

立ち止まる（たちどまる）stop, stand

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気になる（きになる)　something bothers me/you

悩む（なやむ）worry about , be stressed about

心配する（しんぱい）worry about

失恋する（しつれん）be dumped

落ち込む（おちこむ）be down, be depressed

気持ちを切り替える（きもちをきりかえる）move on, make a fresh start

失敗する（しっぱい）fail, make a mistake

こっそりsecretly

鼻歌（はなうた）humming

気分がすっきりする（きぶん）feel refreshed

さま （＝様子、ようす）state, condition, look

あっさりしている (character) be frank, easy-going

さばけている（character＝サバサバ）be frank, open-minded, straightforward

こだわる stick to, be particular about

決断力がある（けつだんりょく）desicive

過去を引きずる（かこをひきずる）dwell on the past

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お見合い（みあい）matchmaking

話題 の（わだい）most talked about, hot topic, viral

活躍する（かつやく）be active, participate actively, do great

賛否両論（さんぴりょうろん）pros and cons

議論（ぎろん）discussion, argument

宗教（しゅうきょう）religion

結婚相談所（けっこんそうだんじょ）dating agency, matchmaking company

婚活（こんかつ）bride/husband hunting

理想の相手（りそうのあいて）an ideal person

学歴（がくれき）educational background

収入（しゅうにゅう）income

年収（ねんしゅう）annual income

経済的に安定した生活（けいざいてきにあんていしたせいかつ）financially stable life

履歴書（りれきしょ）resume

家族構成（かぞくこうせい）family structure

特技（とくぎ）specialty, talent

経歴（けいれき）career

メリット merit

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待ちに待った（まちにまった）long-awaited

布団（ふとん）duvet

完全予約制（かんぜんよやくせい）reservation-only

迷わず（まよわず）without hesitation

前菜（ぜんさい）appetizer, starter

揚げる（あげる）deep-fry

甘酸っぱい（あまずっぱい）sweet ans sour

調理する（ちょうり）to cook

火が通る（ひがとおる）be cooked through

食中毒（しょくちゅうどく）food poisoning

ひよこ豆（まめ）chickpeas

ピリ辛（から）a little hot/spicy

白身の魚（しろみのさかな）whitefish

殻（から）shell

勢い（いきおい）full power (in this context, a piece of shell flied away from the dish with full momentum/power!)

がっつりcraving for

衝撃（しょうげき）shock, impact

ほろ酔い（よい）be slightly drunk

長い目で見る（ながいめでみる）to take the long view of

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年休（ねんきゅう）annual leave　paid leave

有給休暇（ゆうきゅうきゅうか）annual leave　paid leave

支払う（しはらう）to pay

使い果たす（つかいはたす）to use up

里帰り（さとがえり）visiting hometown, visiting my parents’ house

人事部（じんじぶ）Personnel Department

法律（ほうりつ）law

日数（にっすう）days, the number of days

義理の妹（ぎりのいもうと）sister in law

ごろごろする to stay home and do nothing

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手のひら（て）palm

太陽（たいよう）The sun

生き物（いきもの）living things

素敵（すてき）nice, great

絵本（えほん）picture book

思い出す（おもいだす）remember, recall

神様（かみさま）God

七福神（しちふくじん）the Seven Deities of Good Fortune

妊婦（にんぷ）pregrant woman

席を譲る（せきをゆずる）give up your seat

伝わる（つたわる）convey, be transmitted

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Words:

ネタバレ spoiler

爆笑（ばくしょう）burst out laughing

平凡な（へいぼん）mediocre, ordinary

経理部（けいりぶ）Accounting Department

地味に（じみ）plain, low key

こつこつと consistently, little by little

爆発する（ばくはつ）explode

ストレス発散（はっさん）Stress relief

おとなしい quiet

見合い（みあい）matchmaking

秘書（ひしょ）secretary

バツイチ Divorced once

離婚（りこん）divorce

涙もろい（なみだ）be easily moved to tears, be sentimental.

失恋（しつれん）heartbreak

立ち直る（たちなおる）get over

心の穴（こころのあな）feel so empty

課金（かきん）paying money for items in games

大ピンチ（だい）be in hot water, crisis

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Words:

韓国（かんこく）Korea

美容整形（びようせいけい）cosmetic surgery

主人公（しゅじんこう）main character

ブス ugly

ブサイク ugly

設定（せってい）setting, set up

いじめられる being bullied

自殺（じさつ）suicide

傷（きず）damage, wound, injury

バレる get caught

意地が悪い（いじがわるい）mean

皮肉（ひにく）irony

前向きに生きる（まえむきにいきる）live positively

一方（いっぽう）on the other hand

価値（かち）value

判断する（はんだんする）to judge, assess

あこがれる to adore, long for