mass communication; mass media
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
right (to do something); authority; power
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to quit one's job; to resign
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
slight intoxication; being tipsy
women's college; women's university
younger scholar; future reference
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
the same (age, social status); peer
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present