rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
negotiations; discussions; connection
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
in comparison to; rather than
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
participation; joining; entry; adherence
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
notice; attention; observation
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
second; number two; runner-up
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
beginning; clue; starting point
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
not worth considering; out of the question
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw