rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
now that; since; so long as; because
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
Pocket Monsters; Pokemon (RPG series)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (media franchise)
Fullmetal Alchemist (Anime)
very popular; highly favoured
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
cyborg; cybernetic organism
buying futures; speculation
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
action of making something; -ification
difficult to ...; hard to ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
neutral colour; neutral color; achromatic (colour, color)