body; group; party; company; troupe
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
to be damaged; to receive damage
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to have a reason; to have an excuse
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
release; emission; ejection
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking