pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
1,000,000; one million; million; many
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to congratulate; to celebrate
in the future; another day; later
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
notice; attention; observation
final; eventual; ultimate
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
head; brains; intellect; understanding
clearing one's throat; cough
message; informative matter
business discussion; negotiation
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to call each other; to call out to one another
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)