almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to speak; to hear a voice
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
unedited remarks; frank opinions
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
production (e.g. play); direction
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to keep a house; to run a household
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
home for the aged; old people's home
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to make use of; to lend money
idol group; boy band; girl group
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
business world; business circles; (the) industry
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
how many people; a number of people
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
(necessary) personnel; required person