to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
late-night show; midnight broadcast
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
TV and radio listings (in newspaper, etc.)
televising; broadcasting; airing
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
middle period; medium-term
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
fixed date; settlement date
reorganization; reorganisation
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
variety show (e.g. on TV)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
generation; the world; the age
core; core; hardcore; all-out
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
remarkable; striking; obvious