popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
such; this sort of; like this
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
power balance; balance of power
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
serious; not joking; straight
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little