if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
item; something that one "just has to have"
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
colour variation (color); variety of colours
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
balloon art; balloon modelling; balloon twisting
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
one-way mirror; two-way mirror
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
practice of eating sushi or sashimi off an unclad woman's body
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
bungee-jumping; bungee jump
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
state of mind; mentality; psychology
lack of individuality or personality
form; method; system; formula
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady