fraud; fraudulence; dupery; hoax
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
regular respondent to a periodical or radio program
semi-naked festival; festival in which the participants go naked apart from loin-cloths
listeners' corner (portion of radio programming for correspondence from listeners)
listener ratings (radio, etc.); listenership
dot-com; Internet business; .com
ornate initial; capital letters; flowers planted to form characters
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
previous existence; future existence; transmigration
to whom it may concern; to the involved parties; to all persons concerned
hidden camera (for illegal and immoral purposes)
major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently
actual article; goods in stock; stocks
three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game)
(small crunchy) dried sardines
exclamation mark; exclamation point
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
extravagant; wasteful of money
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; (lit.) even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
god of flowers; flower spirit
jingle (i.e. in a television commercial)
hot-spring resort; onsen town; spa town
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster