Sasaki Mamoru (1936.9.13-)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
stone sauna; facility where one rests on towels laid on a slab of heated natural rock
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
there's no smoke without fire
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
frequency hijacking; broadcast signal intrusion
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
self-flattery; sing one's own praises
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
regret; repentance; remorse
assistant director (in taking professional movies)
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
a cut above; one step above
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
do-or-die game; crucial contest
chasing after women; womanizing
doctor's visit; house call
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)