disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
point in common; common feature
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
(someone else's) parents; both parents
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
author; writer; novelist; artist
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
world; society; people; the public
average; ordinary; normal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
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
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
display and sale of new products
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
popular line (of goods); products predicted to sell well
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
had better ...; had better not ...
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous