Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
liner; line drive; liner; ocean liner; liner (of a coat, etc.); lining
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to replace; to move; to change the position of
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
district; section; sector
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
these days; nowadays; recently