coming to Japan (of a non-Japanese person)
pretense; affectation; showiness
micro miniskirt; micro skirt; micromini
foreign visitor; foreign guest
effectiveness of advertising
visitor (to a shop or restaurant); customer (visiting a store or restaurant); patron
steamroller voting; steamrollering
interview with leading player in a game (esp. baseball); player-of-the-game interview
single lens reflex camera
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
joint work; collaboration
no loss or gain; coming out even
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
from outside; from the side
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one