very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
action scene (in a movie)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
influx of South Korean pop culture (into Japan)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
promo; advertising for a program (TV, radio, etc.); program publicity
contract; compact; agreement
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
great actor; famous actor; star
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
living room (Japanese-style)
bungee-jumping; bungee jump
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
police drama (television); detective drama
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
business; trade; operations; sales
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
original author (of a work)
local site; location for making or filming a movie
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
female part or role (drama, kabuki, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period