never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
the world in general; society; convention
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
high; noble; refined; advanced
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
young person; youth; young
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale
library (usu. single-room); small library
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
in the end; on top of that
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
in comparison to; rather than
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be worried; to be troubled
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish