imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
time; season; period; phase; stage
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
leading force; driving force; leader
environment; circumstance
creation; Creation (by God)
nothing but; none other than
race (of people); type of person
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
all over Japan; throughout Japan
other; another; over; more than; I; me
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
Miyamoto Tsuneichi (1907.8.1-1981.1.30)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
on the occasion of; at the time of
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
family structure; family composition; family makeup
gender; distinction of sex; sex
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
fertile; productive; fruitful