direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
female friend; woman friend
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
unconditionally; as a rule
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
date (of an event, meeting, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
number of copies; circulation
comparatively high; fairly expensive
sending (a manuscript, artwork, etc.) to the printer; receiving a manuscript (from the author)
photocopy book; staplebound book; self-printed dōjinshi
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)