latest news; most recent news
broadcast writer (TV and radio)
matryoshka; Russian nesting doll
all right; very well; okay; I got it
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
when; at what moment; what time
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
weather forecast; weather report
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)