excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
extremely popular long-running TV show
in the background; not standing out
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
slightly below average (esp. in regards to looks)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
legend; folklore; tradition
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
mounting (during animal copulation)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
what's what; heads or tails
don't worry about it; forget about it
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae); red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)
then; well; so; well then
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)