water (hydraulic) pressure
to close (one's eyes); to shut
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
journal; magazine; periodical
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
period of time; time slot; time zone
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
exhibition hall (room, area)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
conservation of electric power
how many years; how long; what year
cool biz; cool business; business casual (Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and for companies to set their air conditioners to 28C, etc.)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty