author directing or producing his or her own play (film); staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light
ornamental plant used primarily for the visual effect of its fruit
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (song)
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
navigator; host (of a TV show, etc.); hostess; MC
spraying; sprayer; atomizer; atomiser
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
professionalism; professional awareness
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to pry; to prize; to prise
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup