still (continuing); as ever; further
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to have an eye on; to zero in on
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook
bad influence; negative influence
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
person of culture; cultured person
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
demotion; relegation; downgrading
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
news programme; news program
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
in the end; on top of that