a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
difference; variation; difference
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
how others look at you; what others think about you
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
summertime; summer season
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
theatre; theater; playhouse
theatre-going; theater-going
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare