free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
action committee; executive committee
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
drama; theatre; theater; play
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
drama; play; powerful drug
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
kiss scene; kissing scene
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to unfold; to unroll; to open
ambitious; motivated; willful
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
script; screenplay; scenario
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
to be used to calling (someone by a certain name)
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie