(fish) climbing (swimming) up waterfall
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
coin return slot; change slot
something; what; why; how
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
character leitmotif; character theme song
radio personality; radio presenter
listeners' corner (portion of radio programming for correspondence from listeners)
off-topic (on an online thread)
comparative; comparative degree
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
false invoice; false billing
Kahō era (1094.12.15-1096.12.17)
adult; mature; grown-up; sexy; erotic
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
Virgin Road (road in Ikebukuro specializing in young women's comics, video games, etc.)
oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus); silverberry (US)
the early bird gets the worm
match between fighters of different sports; battle involving two different disciplines
12th anniversary of one's death
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
the Building Standards Act
(male) otaku obsessed with (female) idols
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
good-natured; of good character
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
showing or announcing a program's name (e.g. television, theater)
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
adult site; adult website; pornographic website
jingle (i.e. in a television commercial)
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon