skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
program (e.g. TV); programme
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
popular (hit) program (programme)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
novel; original; new; innovative
planning; project; plan; design
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of