to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
air of luxury; high class feel
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
customer traffic; customers; custom
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
every place; various places
action of making something; -ification
cartoon-character costume
neighbourhood; neighborhood
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
very young; little; childish; immature
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
cultural assets; cultural property
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
father; dad; husband; you; he
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)