every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
photography; taking photographs
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
very loud volume; megavolume
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
audience; spectator; spectators
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
band-man (member of a musical band); bandsman
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie