announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
general manager; GM; guided missile; genetically modified; GM
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to annoy; to cause trouble
immediately; right away; on the spot
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to step forward; to volunteer
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
low tone; bass; low voice
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to devour; to bite to death