non-Japanese celebrity; foreigner celebrity
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to have an eye on; to zero in on
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to take advantage of an opportunity
action of making something; -ification
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
formal objection (to an administrative disposition); request for examination (of a patent); request for administrative review
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
workshop; studio; atelier
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
among these; between these; of these
basic technology; generic technology
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
company; corporation; workplace
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
all present; all concerned; all of us
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do