to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
admiration; wonder; astonishment
genuine article; real thing; real deal
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
vassals; retainers; followers
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
eating quickly; speed-eating
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
in name only; titular; nominal
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander