mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby
CD radio-cassette player; CD radio-cassette recorder
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
female junior high school student
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
animated cartoon; animated film
major label debut (recording)
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
man of the hour; woman of the hour
children's song; nursery rhyme
first thing in the morning
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
(short) rest; breather; break
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
successor; replacement; second wife
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
musical composition; tune
another company; other company
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
to become an expert; to be master at