large capital; enormous fund
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
mirror ball; disco ball; glitter ball
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
within the year; before the year is out
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
comic books; comics; comic; comical
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
depression; recession; slump
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
another company; other company
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
abstention; nonparticipation
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil