the other day; a few days ago
stage show featuring superhero characters from tokusatsu films and TV series
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
this zoo (kindergarten, amusement park, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
planning; project; plan; design
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is not (like that) either
beloved child; dear child
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan