commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
based on; built on; made from
moderate; proper; just right
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
trivia; snippet of knowledge
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash