indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to sit for an examination
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
need for approval; desire for recognition; esteem needs
destination; place one stays during a trip
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
romantic TV series; romance TV show
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
animated cartoon; animated film
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
Olympic Games; Olympics; Olympic rings
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
otaku activities; activities related to an otaku's interests
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
Kakuyomu (online self-publishing service provided by Kadokawa)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
one by one; each; every; at intervals of