at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
for example; for instance; e.g.
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
just because; even if; even though
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
father; dad; husband; you; he
author; writer; novelist; artist
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
in the end; on top of that
foreign; abroad; overseas
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
active people; doers; people who get things done
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
the first star to appear in the evening
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
tool; implement; means; furniture