hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
imitated cry (of an animal); lie
major label debut (recording)
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
being a fan of; being a supporter of; pushing for; one's favourite (member of an idol group, character in an anime, player in a team, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
left-hand radical of a character
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
Okayama (city, prefecture)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
impassioned speech; fervent speech
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
one more time; once more; once again
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
plainly; clearly; vividly