popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
screentone; adhesive mechanical tint
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
a new product joining a group of other products
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
moderate; proper; just right
history of; experience of
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
draft of a magazine's content (usu. a table showing the allocation of each page)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
Japanese person; Japanese people
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
honour; honor; glory; privilege
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume