shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
many; numerous; various; large number of
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
even more; still more; further
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
then; well; so; well then
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to recall; to remember; to recollect
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
only; merely; nothing but; no more than