outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
toilet seat with bidet functions
student (esp. a university student)
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
touting; tout; barker; pander
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
to run about; to rush about
capable of anything; liable to do
one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
dishes based on spring onions and tuna
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
to set up shop; to open a store
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
line; queue; procession; matrix
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image