being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
world-class; (of) high global reputation
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
street; quarter; district; area
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
conquest; domination; mastery
spirit; heart; disposition
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
successively; one after another
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
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
real thing; original; actual
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun
to be hot on a person's heels
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
(male) otaku obsessed with (female) idols
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to stop walking; to pause
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
ossuary; crypt; charnel house