another (person); the other person; one more (person)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to be a matter of life or death
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
in the meanwhile; during the time
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to drink up; to drain (cup)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire
black market adult video; black market adult film; bootleg video
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
forcibly; against one's will
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
nature; property; disposition
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to collect; to assemble; to gather