to pick up; to find; to gather
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be found; to be discovered
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to live; to make a living; to get on with
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
established practice; custom
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to this extent; to this degree; this much
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
while; during; performed in this condition