moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
by means of; due to; because of; according to
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
beforehand; in advance; previously
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
trendy drama; genre of Japanese television drama made in 80s and 90s that focuses on contemporary, real-life issues
body-conscious (look); tight-fitting (clothing)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
young; youth; young person
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; (lit.) flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
setting up specially; special installation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be