music industry; music business
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
playability; game-like quality
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
addition; adding; supplement
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
after a short time; presently
to take someone's life; to kill someone
motor scooter; moped; motorized bicycle
fundraising; financing; cash flow
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
Chomolungma (Mt. Everest)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
number of votes polled; poll votes
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
to be worn down; to be reduced
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
person who makes someone else appear better; foil
huge; enormous; great big
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
act of violence; violent behavior
Sanuki udon; thick udon from Kagawa prefecture
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce
special award; special prize