popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
interviewee; subject of an interview
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
eccentric; crank; oddball
person unfit for society; misfit
big chance; big opportunity
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
another company; other company
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
most part; greater part; majority
since one was born; (in) all one's life
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
Oriental country; the Orient
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey