TV and radio listings (in newspaper, etc.)
losing the means of livelihood
entertainment reporter; entertainment journalist; gossip columnist
person working in the television industry
hostess (in a hostess bar)
opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.); establishment
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
rubbish heap; garbage dump
late-night show; midnight broadcast
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
genuine article; real thing; real deal
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
heinous criminal; vicious criminal