whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
outline; summary; argument
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
tune (melody, piece of music)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
musical composition title; song title
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
nightlife districts; drinking districts
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim