hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
pride; dignity; self-respect
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
author; writer; novelist; artist
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
official name; formal name
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to have an eye on; to zero in on
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
personal affair; one's own affair
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
reduced scale; scaling down
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew