God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
planning; plan; project; arrangements
magazine; journal; periodical
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
Japan's best; number one in Japan
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
election; selection; choice
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
each field; various circles
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
3rd day of the month; three days
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)