unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
thereupon; shortly thereafter
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
real thing; original; actual
editor (in publishing, etc.)
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to change (one's clothes)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
factory; plant; mill; workshop
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
a great variety of; diversity
if it is (the case that ...)
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
how many years; how long; what year
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
to be conspicuous; to stand out
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
in accordance with; according to
lowly people (Edo period); eta
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
Tokyo Women's Medical University (abbr)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited