late-night show; midnight broadcast
making a guest appearance; guest starring
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
daily update; updating daily
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
disk; disc; disk (storage); disc
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
genuine article; real thing; real deal
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
one (thing); one piece; one item
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake