to project; to stick out; to stand out
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
future (usually near); prospects
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to talk to oneself; to mutter
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
complete change; about-face
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
major incident; major happening; big scandal
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
secret; private; surreptitious
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
disorder; confusion; disturbance (of order, peace, etc.); corruption (e.g. of public morals)
degree of familiarity; popularity
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
to garner interest; to attract attention
to have a rumor circulating
hot topic; talk of the town
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself