cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
selling out; being sold out
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
being a fan of; being a supporter of; pushing for; one's favourite (member of an idol group, character in an anime, player in a team, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to be able to manage somehow or another
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
direct mail; direct message
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
baseball-playing teenager; high-school baseball player
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away