noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
as a child; when one was a child
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
neighbourhood; neighborhood
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
over-fond parent; doting parent
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
while; during (the time when)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be photographed; to be projected
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
innermost depths of one's heart
to well up; to burst; to arise
at that time; in those days
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)