lateness; tardiness; arriving late
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
love triangle; eternal triangle
national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
influence; clout; leverage
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
covered with; stained; smeared
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to be smeared; to be covered
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
resentment; indignation; anger
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
(political) power; authority; influence
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)