thick wakame leaves, from near the stalk
entertainment journalist; entertainment reporter; gossip columnist
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
moreover; besides; in addition; on top of; to make matters worse
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
counter for drops of liquid
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
love triangle; eternal triangle
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
rikka; formal style of ikebana
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
viewer; (television) audience
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion