debut; initial stage appearance
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
derailment; digression; deviation
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
as a child; when one was a child
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
summer vacation; summer holiday
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
world; society; people; the public
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
some people; a few people; several people
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
publisher; publishing house; publishing company