sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
digital versatile disc; DVD
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
second; number two; runner-up
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
wedding ring; wedding band
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
composition; setting (of music)
to beat to death; to kill
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
long time; long interval; for quite some time
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse