to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
Japan's best; number one in Japan
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
don't worry about it; forget about it
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
master of business administration; MBA; military base agreement
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
never mind!; don't worry about it
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
man; male; masculine gender
physical education; PE; gym (class)
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
all present; all concerned; all of us
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
connection; link; relationship
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris