paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
to remain married for life
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
Shibuya Center Street (famous shopping arcade in Tokyo)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
glibly; volubly; at great length
to grimace; to make a wry face
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
novel; original; new; innovative
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
in succession; one by one