to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
reputation; respectability
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
true friend; close friend
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to talk; to chat; to chatter
platform; home; home base; home plate
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
The Phantom of the Opera (musical, novel, film, etc.)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
calling by name; designation; nomination
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to have an eye on; to zero in on
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
final adjustment; final coordination
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness