just because; even if; even though
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be perturbed; to be agitated
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to waver
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to grow up; to become an adult
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
though; notwithstanding; although
curiosity; inquisitiveness
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath