publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to take over; to hand over
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
greeting; a fine thing to say
wedding ring; wedding band
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
all present; all concerned; all of us
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
such a thing; something like that
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to summon courage; to be brave
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to think of; to come up with
to smash down; to beat in
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
one more time; once more; once again
breeding; raising; rearing
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo