to collect; to assemble; to gather
biased view (biassed); prejudice; one-sided view
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
clientele; customer stratum
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
richly colored; richly coloured
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
live (transmission, broadcast, etc.)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to entrust; to leave to a person
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty