small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
Kanjani Eight, Japanese pop group; Kansai Johnny's junior
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
flustered person; hasty person
lek (communal ground used by birds in mating season); lekking
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
mass-produced arrows; arrows for target practice
to become bright; to become clear
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
hook (high point of a song); chorus
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
idol group; boy band; girl group
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability