(male) otaku obsessed with (female) idols
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
interview (e.g. for a job)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
killing two birds with one stone
trivia; snippet of knowledge
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
everyday life; daily life
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
finding employment; getting a job
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)