suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
many problems; various problems
literary (and the arts) column
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
venerable authority; elderly master
all-purpose; suiting everybody
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
magazine for amusement; entertainment magazine
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
direct proportion; direct ratio
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(United States of) America; USA
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
cloth (for making clothes)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing