announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to say; to be called; to do
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
ongoing; in progress; afoot
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; (lit.) bush warbler in a plum tree (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
what the hell are you saying!?
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
widespread fires in Edo (often after earthquakes); (lit.) flowers of Edo
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to fold up; to fold into layers
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
a little bit; a little while
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to move (house); to change residence
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole