readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
third day of the month; three days
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
performer; entertainer; celebrity
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
program (e.g. TV); programme
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
to talk; to chat; to chatter
written word; written language
spoken language; colloquial expression
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
paper medium; print medium (as opposed to other media)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute