household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
television industry; television business
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
already; now; no longer; not any more
thing that is past its prime; thing that is no longer popular or relevant; thing that has become obsolete
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
likability; favorability; popularity
multitalented entertainer
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to harm; to cause harm to
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to badger; to pester; to beg
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
binge eating; stress eating
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
prone to adultery; flirtatious
to return to where one came from; to return to one's parents' home (after a divorce or separation)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
degree of attention; profile
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP