start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
high-definition television; HDTV
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
book; volume; this; present; main; head
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
two persons; two people; pair; couple
water's edge; beach; shore
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
young person; youth; young
to unfold; to unroll; to open
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
planning; project; plan; design
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
tradition; legend; folklore
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
please (give me); please (do for me)
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important