Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
missed-program webcast; webcast of a serialized TV show (after the TV broadcast); catch-up TV
to misread (a name, kanji, etc.); to read incorrectly; to mispronounce (when reading); to misread (a situation, trend, etc.); to misinterpret; to misjudge
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
election campaign strategy; election tactics
the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
financials; on the funding (capital) side
please (give me); please (do for me)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to gain fame; to make one's name
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
general election (of the lower house)
being argued into silence; being left speechless
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
ceremony; celebration; law code