gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
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
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
large serving; large portion
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
condensation; formation of dew
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
blood relationship; blood relative
trivial; not amounting to much
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
looking depressed; long face
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
anxiety (about the future)
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
to show one's affection; to express one's love
fighting words; inflammatory words; provocative remark
charm; incantation; spell; curse
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)