remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
commencing with; including
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
hegemony; leadership; initiative
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
travel guide (book); tourist guide
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
since when; from when; how long
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
music industry; music business
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
management; administration; operation
environment; circumstance
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
almost; roughly; approximately
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence