pre-war days; before the war
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
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
(former) imperial university
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
how long; how far; how much
(period of) a year; during an era
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to some extent; to a certain extent
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to increase; to add to; to augment
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
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)
type of occupation; occupational category
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)