while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
greeting; a fine thing to say
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
repeat; repeating; repeat (broadcast); rerun; repeat sign; repeat consumption
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
sense of smell; olfaction
person involved in a gang; person with gangster associations; yakuza member
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
racketeering by interceding in civil disputes and threatening the use of violence
racketeering by interceding in civil disputes and threatening the use of violence
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
line; queue; procession; matrix
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
possibility; potential; expandability
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
release (of a film, product, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
on the street; around town; the world; the public
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
Tigers (usu. sports team)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
Central League (Japanese baseball league)