interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
high rating; good reputation
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
settlement; solution; resolution
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
notice; attention; observation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
such; like that; that sort of; very
how; in what way; how about
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
very popular; highly favoured
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to revere; to respect; to worship
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation