hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
until now; so far; up to the present
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill); one-talent oriented entrance examination
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
Japanese person; Japanese people
(period of) a year; during an era
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
book; volume; this; present; main; head
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
besides; in addition; also; moreover
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature
remarkable; striking; obvious
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)