now; the present time; just now; another; more
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
business world; business circles; (the) industry
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
senior high school; high school
producer (film, TV, etc.)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
older brother; elder brother
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
script; screenplay; scenario
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
only recently; just of late
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively