start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
magazine; journal; periodical
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
good humour (humor); good mood
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
donation; contribution; offering
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
success; achievement; fruition
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
men and women of all ages
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
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
democratic nation; democratic country
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to increase; to add to; to augment
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
one of these days; someday; one day
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
role; part; job; assignment
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
cooking; food preparation