these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
human; human-like; as a person
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
indescribable; having no way to express
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
but; however; provided that
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
mobile suit (giant robot in the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam")
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
handsome young man; Adonis
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
to think of; to come up with
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
present; gift; to give a present or gift
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
newcomer; initiate; rookie