to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
handheld game console; portable game console; game software for a handheld game console
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
study; research; investigation
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
strong-willed; strong of heart
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
estimate (of costs); budget
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to slap; to strike; to spank
that's true; of course; obviously
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration