noon; midday; daytime; lunch
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
that; the matter in question
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
mass communication; mass media
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to be silent; to say nothing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
arrangements; preparations
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips