next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
in succession; one after another
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to think constantly about; to dwell on
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
to chase; to run after; to pursue
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
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
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part