to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
every month; each month; monthly
correctly; properly; accurately
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
electricity; (electric) light
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
getting an advance (on one's salary)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to win the prize; to win the ring
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
program (e.g. TV); programme
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
extremely popular long-running TV show
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
producer (film, TV, etc.)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
building of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the highest ground
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
sovereign; emperor; monarch