side job; sideline; subsidiary business
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus); hooded gull
included number; number of items, etc. in a total
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
highly directional microphone
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
Tokyo Waterfront New Transit Waterfront Line
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
compilation; editing; recording
idol group; boy band; girl group
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
to happen to meet; to come across
understood; I see; OK; present; here
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
scandal; deplorable event
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
webcast; web broadcast; Internet distribution; online distribution