eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to be found; to be discovered
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
in that way; thus; so; so?
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
cultural assets; cultural property
even though; despite; when
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
authority; power; influence
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to come to one's senses; to calm down
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that