semi-pro; semi-professional
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
(turned out) all right in the end
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
personal; individual; private
considerably; fairly; quite
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
authority; power; influence
pride; boast; credit (to)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
reality; actuality; hard fact
to pass (of time); to elapse
eternal; unlimited; endless
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting