battle for Christmas sales
televising; broadcasting; airing
all; everyone; everybody; everything
to repent; to be penitent
hop; hops (Humulus lupulus)
society for the study of manga; manga club
how; in what way; I wonder
erotic manga; pornographic manga
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
artist; painter; illustrator
establishment; settlement
how should I know?; don't ask me
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
commuting to school; school commute
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
use; utility; effect; benefit
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
the world in general; society; convention
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
a little bit; a little while
hidden treasure; treasured article
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
in a sense; in some way; to an extent