to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
script; screenplay; scenario
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
private affairs; personal matter
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
struggle (for); scramble; contest
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
symbol; code; sign; notation
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
man; male; masculine gender
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
such; like that; that sort of; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
every year; yearly; annually