person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
going around; patrol; round; tour
anonymity; using an assumed name
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
business; work; operations; service; duties
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
common reed (Phragmites australis)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
multiracial nation; multiethnic country
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
visit (from someone); call
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
wonton noodles; wonton noodle soup
wonton (Chinese dumpling); won ton; wantan; wanton; wuntun
exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated