poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
news programme; news program
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to use up all one's strength
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)
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering