service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
production; output; turning out
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
the early bird gets the worm
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
way of reciting; way of telling a story
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance