radio personality; radio presenter
nail tip; artificial nail
level; even; flat; uneventful; peaceful; monotonous
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
front camera (smartphone, tablet, etc.)
to listen intently; to focus on (music, speech, etc.)
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
fan service; giving one's fans what they want
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
broadcast writer (TV and radio)
throbbing (pain); pounding; stinging
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
milk coffee; white coffee
should not be; must not be
wrestlers from the same stable
there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat
one's history as a performer
triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
embroidered satin baseball jacket; embroidered satin college jacket
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to gather strength; to take heart
sound pressure; acoustic pressure
popular (hit) program (programme)
partition board; plank used as a partition; board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around
to look daggers at someone; to be angry