pseudo-romance; pseudo (mock) love affair
changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image
different type of business; different occupation
incredible episode (e.g. of a TV show)
slack; slovenly; lackadaisical; moonstruck; love-struck; spoony
suspending publication (of serialized content in newspapers, magazines, etc.)
brothers (usu. in company, etc. names)
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
Japanese flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga); small Japanese flying squirrel; Japanese dwarf flying squirrel
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
press; print shop; printing office
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
draw; tie; quits; even; square
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
good young man; agreeable youth
nightlife; night amusements