karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
personal affair; one's own affair
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
two directions; both directions; two-way; bidirectional
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
listening attentively; (be quiet and) listen!; hear! hear!
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to become fraught with emotion
blowing one's nose with one's fingers
strategist; tactician; schemer
up until now; as recently as the present
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
article; item; thing; goods; wares
relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)
redoing; doing over again
take (e.g. in film-making)
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
(following) a pragmatic (policy) line (approach)
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to pack; to box; to package
item; article; clause; section; point
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
general public; the masses
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
end of broadcast; sign-off
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
first challenge; first try
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to have a narrow escape from death