everyone, one and all

(slang) Alternative form of 彼氏 (kareshi, “boyfriend”)

having a comeback or excuse for everything one is told, being smart in the sense of having a smart mouth

crocodile tears, faking crying

sometimes white lies may be justified; the end justifies the means

(Internet slang) person who posts a made-up story to SNS as a true story

fake confession of love (a prank among Japanese middle-schoolers)

to tell a lie

(idiomatic) silence is golden, better left unsaid

blink of an eye, in nothing flat (a very short period of time)