strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
family; members of a family
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
a few years ago; some years back
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
father; dad; husband; you; he
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
development; exploitation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
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
elopement; running away with a lover
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
regional legal affairs bureau
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
customer traffic; customers; custom
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir