king; monarch; ruler; champion
Mie Prefecture (Kinki area)
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
teppanyaki; dishes prepared on a hot steel plate (usu. placed in the middle of the table)
Carmen (novel by Prosper Mérimée, opera by Georges Bizet)
powerful person; influential person
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Itami Airport; Osaka International Airport
treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.); carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.); practicing; surgical operation; procedure
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
yukhoe (Korean dish of seasoned raw beef topped with an egg yolk)
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
televising; broadcasting; airing