office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
change of occupation; career change
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
record high; all-time high
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
unit; (musical) group; band
karoshi; death from overwork
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
likability; favorability; popularity
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
interest; rights; concession
left-hand radical of a character
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
standing; reserve; always having ready
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
unnatural or untimely (death)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
horizon (related to land)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction