rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
until now; so far; up to the present
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to like; to love; to be fond of
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
man; male; masculine gender
cripple; disabled person; invalid
government; administration
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to say; to be called; to do
foreign; abroad; overseas
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
younger scholar; future reference
to attempt; to test; to try out
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin