nuclear magnetic resonance; NMR
deeply ashamed (of oneself); overwhelmed with shame
indie; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
domestic pigeon; feral pigeon
finishing reading; reading to the end
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
two-color printing; two-colour printing
electric bass; bass guitar
nearest kin; nearest of blood; next of kin; nearest relative
(daily) segment of a radio or TV program
handakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns h into p
geminate consonant (small "tsu" in Japanese)
profile picture; profile pic
pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees
the "wa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (wa, wi, we, wo)
narrative-like structure; narrative style
powerful spectacles; strong glasses
effectiveness of advertising
do, re, mi, fa, sol (soh), la, si (ti), do (solfa syllables)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
carefree; free from worry
order in which songs, etc. are played (in playlist, set list, etc.)
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit
cinema fan; cinema-goer; cinephile; film aficionado; film buff; film fan
to listen intently; to focus on (music, speech, etc.)