charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
Japanese (people, language, style)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to
Haruomi Hosono (1947.7.9-; musician)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
really; truly; indeed; good grief
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
speaking voice; talking voice
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to increase; to add to; to augment
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
society; the world; the times
anything and everything; just about everything
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed