announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
sphere; circle; range; category
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
chief; main; principal; important
incident; affair; happening; event
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
weekly publication; weekly magazine
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
form; shape; figure; visage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
beginning; outset; first; onset
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to check; to stop; to keep back
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
opposite; reverse; contrary
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
man of the hour; woman of the hour
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength