entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
close; intimate; on good terms
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
not understanding; not knowing
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
modesty; humility; being humble
to put on a patronizing air
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin