initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
number of characters; character count
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
special radio or television programme; television special
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
black-and-white television
to take measures; to take steps
to read (a book, etc.) over again
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
personification; anthropomorphization
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
televising; broadcasting; airing
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
chief; main; principal; important