carbonated drink; fizzy drink; soda
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
animation cel (from an animated movie)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
movie; film; video; video clip
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to live through; to survive
one-by-one; separately; in detail
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
... and eastward; in and to the east of ...
inclination; tendency; nature; character
assertion; declaration; affirmation
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
one's house; one's home; one's family
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
video game; computer game; console game
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
Nakamura Masato (1958.10.1-)
composition (of music); setting; writing music