next work (writer, composer, etc.)
wrestler of the fourth highest rank
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
joint work; collaboration
round, wooden container for cooked rice
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
down payment; contract money
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
that's right; yes; uh-huh
largest company; industry leader
musical composition title; song title
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
dramatic role for child; child actor
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
somewhere to go; place to go
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to quit one's job; to resign
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
now that; since; as long as; provided that
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
so what!; who gives a damn?
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of