(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
sword skills; swordsmanship
education; training; discipline
trailing dust; dust left by someone running ahead
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to walk away; to saunter off
retreating figure; appearance from behind
performer; entertainer; celebrity
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to be overcome with emotion
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
adoration; admiration; devotion
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
craze; frenzy; enthusiasm
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
program (e.g. TV); programme
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
wounded person; injured person
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
family structure; family composition; family makeup