broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
make no progress; remain unsettled
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
although; though; despite the fact that ...
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
hook (high point of a song); chorus
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
reinforcement; strengthening
avatar; incarnation of an immortal being (Hindu); icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality
sudden change; complete change
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
close; intimate; on good terms
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
supporting evidence; corroboration
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
correction; rectification; mending; repair
wild beast; wild animal; brute
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to jump from one thing to another
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up