cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
throughput; processing power
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
trend of the times; way things are going
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
(giving) instruction; initiation
magnetization; magnetisation
to attempt; to test; to try out
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
late-night show; midnight broadcast
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
pike (freshwater fish, Esox sp.)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
tone quality; sound quality
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to fold in; to bear deep in mind; to follow up
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men