long-lived program (on TV, radio, etc.); long runner
opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.); establishment
shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting
set menu; fixed-course menu; table d'hôte
order from the company president
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
popular (hit) program (programme)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
Beretta (Italian firearm manufacturer)
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
flight; escape; running away; flying high
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end