rather than; more ... than ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
very popular; highly favoured
painter; artist; illustrator
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
fan club; hobbyist club; amateur association; doujin circle
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
participation; joining; entry
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
social networking service; SNS; social media
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
something like ...; something called ...
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bullseye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it