January; first month of the lunar calendar
digital versatile disc; DVD
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to be worried; to be troubled
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
100,000; hundred thousand
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
bank; banking institution
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
script; screenplay; scenario
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
artificial island; man-made island
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
two persons; two people; pair; couple
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to suffer; to groan; to be worried