(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
additional order; adding to an existing order
media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media
basis for decision; evidence for judging
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
any more; any further; any better; any longer
place; room; margin; scope
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to play a leading role; to play a central part
older brother and younger sister
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
dramatic production with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story, film, etc.
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
writing (e.g. as a profession)
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
work; business; company; study
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
(social) position; status
establishment; settlement
after a long time; for the first time in a while